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    Airframe Family: Foster FW/GM Wicko
    Latest Model:GM-1 Wicko
    Construction Number:5
    Last Civil Registration:G-AFJB
    Compressed ID:Foster GM-1 cn 5 cr G-AFJB
    Latest Owner or Location:John Dible, Stillorgan, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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    Dates

    Event

    1938

    Constructed as a GM-1.

    15 August 1938

    To The Midlands Aero Club, Castle Bromwich Aerodrome, Birmingham with new c/r G-AFJB.

    From 4 July 1940 to 23 April 1941

    To Rolls Royce Ltd, Hucknall Airfield, Nottingham keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    16 October 1945

    To Geoffery Wilner, Romsey, Hants keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    24 April 1946

    To Phillippa Bennett, Hamble, Hampshire keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    21 July 1951


    Photographer: via Tony Clarke
    Notes: At RAF Hendon

    11 January 1955

    To Michael Dible, Gerrards Cross keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    18 October 1956

    To The Southport Aero Club keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    28 October 1958

    To T. A. Stephenson and Sons, York keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    7 November 1962

    To Midland Autocar Company, Warwick keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    1966

    Withdrawn from use.

    From 2 January 1973 to 29 December 1998

    To Kenneth Woolley, Coventry keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    29 December 1998

    To John Dible, Stillorgan, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland keeping c/r G-AFJB.

    7 June 2014


    Photographer: Nigel Hitchman
    Notes: Fly-In at Tisted airfield, Hampshire
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