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| Date: | Wednesday 5 May 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 662 VGS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XE796 |
| MSN: | 909 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
| RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland |
C/no 909: T.31B Cadet TX3 XE796 RAF. Built to contract No 6/Acft./9708/c.b.9b. Delivered to Air Training Corps 21/12/53. Issued to 662 VGS, Air Training Corps
Written off 5/5/65: collided with another Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 of 662 VGS (WT916) and crashed at RNAS Arbroath, Angus, Scotland
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2012 12:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2013 07:35 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:58 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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