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| Date: | Tuesday 28 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.30 Prefect TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF College |
| Registration: | WE988 |
| MSN: | 578 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
| RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
On 28/8/1962 , WE988, a Slingsby T.30 Prefect TX.1 of the RAF College was written off when it crashed at RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire. Remains used in the rebuild of RAF Gliding & Soaring Association Slingsby Cadet RAF GSA 315. Later to civilian ownership as BGA1141 (this registration since cancelled; unconfirmed report that BGA1141 crashed at Crail in April 1976).
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/prefect.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Oct-2013 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 17-Mar-2014 21:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, ] |
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