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| Date: | Monday 15 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 203 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XE805 |
| MSN: | 918 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
| RAF Aldergrove, Northern Ireland |
C/no. 918: T.31B Cadet TX3 XE805 RAF. Built to contract No 6/Acft./9708/c.b.9b. delivered to Air Training Crops 16/02/1954, and issued to 203 Gliding School, ATC at Aldergrove
Written off 15/8/55 when crashed at Aldergrove, Northern Ireland.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XE
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_Tandem_Tutor
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html#post4684293
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2012 12:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 10-May-2012 13:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2016 09:03 | Koumes | Updated [Operator, Narrative, ] |
| 31-May-2020 18:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2022 04:31 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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