ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29554
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| Date: | Sunday 8 February 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Gliding School ATC RAF |
| Registration: | WT865 |
| MSN: | 669 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent |
| RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 669: T.31B Cadet TX.3 WT865 for RAF. Built to contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a. Delivered 2/7/51. Service with 141 Gliding School, Air Training Cadets, RAF.
Written off 8/02/53, when crashed at RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent. Struck Off Charge 8/2/53 as Cat 5 (c). Sold to and rebuilt by RNGSA. (Royal Navy Gliding & Soaring Association)
Sources:
1. http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
3. www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WT
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Glider_units#Gliding_Schools
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2012 10:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2012 11:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 13-Jan-2016 09:10 | Koumes | Updated [Operator] |
| 23-Dec-2019 21:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-Apr-2021 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2021 18:35 | Koumes | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 02-May-2021 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
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