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| Date: | Thursday 13 March 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Bristol 171 Sycamore 3A |
| Owner/operator: | RAE Farnborough |
| Registration: | XH682 |
| MSN: | 12886 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Farnborough, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Farnborough, Hampshire (EGUF) |
Ex-G-ALSR: Civil registered as such 17/11/1950. Civil registration cancelled 15/10/1954 when transferred to Ministry of supply as XH682. (Had already been delivered in July 1954)
Written off 13/03/1958: Crashed onto the runway immediately after take off from Farnborough, Hampshire and damaged beyond repair. The crew escaped uninjured. Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) and used as spares for other Sycamores
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://www.filton.flyer.co.uk/bristol/prod171.html
http://web.archive.org/web/20121121143549/http://www.rotorspot.nl:80/g-1.htm
http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-ALSR.pdf
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XH
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Apr-2013 18:44 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-Apr-2013 18:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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