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| Date: | Sunday 9 January 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | R.F.D. Dagling |
| Owner/operator: | North Lindsey Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA... |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clapgate, Appleby, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kirton-in-Lindsay, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Dagling primary glider, North Lindsey Gliding Club: Crashed 9/1/38 following structural failure in flight at Clapgate, Appleby, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. Mr. Thomas Ernest Porter Cocking (pilot) - was killed
Sources:
1. Lincolnshire Echo Lincolnshire, England 12 Jan 1938
2. http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C12209884
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Nov-2016 22:15 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 14-Nov-2016 22:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Nov-2016 22:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 09-Mar-2018 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Jul-2024 16:47 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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