ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29553
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 May 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 87 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | WB484 |
| MSN: | 541 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Weston-Super-Mare Airfield, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Weston-Super-Mare Airfield (EGFI) |
| Weston-Super-Mare Airfield (EGFI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-BGA575, to RAF as WB484; Purchased by 87 Gliding School, Weston Super-mare, 9/6/49. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/5/52 when crashed on landing at Weston-super-Mare. Somerset. Struck off charge 3/7/1952 at CAT 5(c)
Note that the RAF military serial WB484 was issued TWICE (presumably due to an administrative error). It was isssued on 9/6/1949 to the above Slingsby T.21 Glider. However, it was also issued to a Bristol 170 Freighter Mk.21E,ex-G-AIMR [MSN 12807] which was delivered on 14/2/1949 to the MoS (Ministry of Supply), and later transferred to the RAAF as A81-3. Flew into RAAF Base Mallala on 5/5/1949. Served with 34 Squadron, RAAF. Disposal action was initiated in July 1967. Registered VH-SJQ 5/11/70 to 10/5/75, Ditched 10/5/75 into Bass Strait, 40 km South of Wonthaggi, Victoria.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
2. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-284073.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/2a81.htm
5. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-AIMR.pdf
6. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/RAAFStatusCards/Series2/A81/BRISTOL_FREIGHTER_A81-3.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2012 15:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 07-May-2013 13:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2019 20:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 21-Feb-2021 22:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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