ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 173118
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| Date: | Monday 11 April 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | EoN Olympia 1 |
| Owner/operator: | London Gliding Club |
| Registration: | G-ALNG |
| MSN: | EoN/O/001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Barnet, Hertfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This glider had dual BGA/CAA registration. It was registered with the British Gliding Association (BGA) as BGA 501, and with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) with the full civil markings as G-ALNG.Production of the Olympia (originally called Type 5) started in 1946 as a batch of 100. As BGA 501, this glider was the first prototype EoN Olympia 1, and first flew at White Waltham, Berkshire on the 17th January 1947. As G-ALNG, it was registered to Elliots of Newbury Ltd (the manufacturers) on 12th April 1949. (C of R 12690/1; C of A 10922).
On 10th July 1950 it was sold to the London Gliding Club at Dunstable Downs, Bedfordshire (C of R 12690/2) and it was in their ownership when it was written off (damaged beyond repair) when the glider struck a tree and crashed near Barnet, Hertfordshire on 11th April 1955.
The registration G-ALNG was belatedly cancelled by the CAA on 10 January 1964 (almost nine years later) as "marks withdrawn from use"
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Olympia.htm
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALNG.pdf
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?54450-Gliders-in-the-G-AL**-series-1949&p=1119916
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EoN_Olympia#Design_and_development
5. http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/documents/articles/elliotts_newbury.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2015 17:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 11-May-2020 17:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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