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| Date: | Sunday 21 August 1938 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.4 Falcon III |
| Owner/operator: | C. E. Hardwick |
| Registration: | BGA237 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Long Mynd, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Long Mynd, Shropshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Slingsby T.4 Falcon III, BGA 237, C.E. Hardwick, Long Mynd: Written off (destroyed) 21/8/38 when crashed on take-off, Long Mynd, Shropshire. One of the two persons on board was killed:
Major James Geoffrey Stewart Smith (aged 34) died 22.8.38 (next day) of injuries sustained
Jack Vincent Rushton (instructor) injured.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
2. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Long_Mynd#Gliding
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_Falcon_III
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2018 17:23 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Mar-2018 17:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Plane category, ] |
| 15-Mar-2018 17:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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