ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161577
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| Date: | Thursday 23 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | WB966 |
| MSN: | 627 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 WB966 C/n 627 RAF. Ordered under Contract No 6/Acft./3588/c.b.9(a). Delivered 2/3/50.
On 23/8/1962, WB966 was with the RAF College when it was written off (damaged beyond economic repair) in a "hard landing" at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire.Struck off charge 23/8/1962 (same day) as Cat.5(c).
Sold on and rebuilt by the RAF Gliding & Soaring Association, as RAF GSA 314. Later sold to civilian ownership as BGA2767/"ELH" at Enstone, Oxfordshire (photographed there 9/7/2004). Sold on circa 2008 to a new civilian owner in Midden Zeeland, Netherlands. Most recently reported sold on again in October 2010 to a new owner in Italy
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=978
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
4. http://www.mar.co.uk/cms/upload/@MAR.pdf
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1077984/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Oct-2013 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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