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| Date: | Thursday 25 January 1979 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 662 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XN236 |
| MSN: | 1175 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dyce, Aberdeen, Grampian, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Dyce, Aberdeen (EGPD/ABZ) |
c/no. 1175 T.31B Cadet TX3 XN236 RAF. Built to contract No KF/2R/04/C.B.25(a). Delivered to 611 VGS, Swanton Morley 20/2/59. Later to 662 VGS, Arbroath.
Written off 25/1/79 in a heavy landing after a low level launch failure at Dyce, Aberdeen
Sources:
1. http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
2. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1979.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2012 14:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2013 00:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Jul-2013 00:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Jul-2015 09:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 15-Jul-2015 09:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code, ] |
| 13-Jan-2016 08:59 | Koumes | Updated [Operator, ] |
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