ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29564
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| Date: | 15-APR-1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 618 VGS ATC Royal Air Force (618 VGS ATC RAF) |
| Registration: | WB956 |
| MSN: | 617 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Detling, near Maidstone, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent |
| RAF Detling, Maidstone, Kent | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T.21B Sedburgh TX1 WB956 C/n 617: To RAF under Contract No 6/Acft./3588/c.b.9a. Delivered 2/1/50 to 618 VGS, ATC RAF. Written off 15/4/55 when crashed on field landing, RAF Detling, near Maidstone, Kent. Struck Off Charge 18/4/55 as Cat 5 (s).
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
3. http://www.mar.co.uk/cms/upload/@MAR.pdf
4. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-284073.html
5. http://www.618vgs.net/history.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2012 14:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Dec-2018 17:55 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 11-May-2020 19:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-May-2020 19:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 29-Nov-2022 19:13 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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