ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29378
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| Date: | Monday 23 October 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 615 VGS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | WB940 |
| MSN: | 607 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kenley, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kenley, Surrey |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
WB940 was one of six gliders of 615 VGS Air Training Cadets (four Cadet TX.3s and two Slingsby T.21s) which were destroyed in a hangar fire whilst parked at Kenley, Surrey on 23/10/1978. The fire started in the ajoining bay (in a room used as a paper store) due to a heater being covered
Sources:
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
http://www.mar.co.uk/cms/upload/@MAR.pdf
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/373604-raf-kenley.html
http://615vgs.com/raf-kenley.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-Feb-2010 07:06 | DColclasure | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Dec-2012 16:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 10-Jul-2023 20:45 | Nepa | Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]] |
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