ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29571
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| Date: | Wednesday 13 June 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 621 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XA313 |
| MSN: | 855 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no 855: Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX3 XA313. Built to contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a.(Last of a batch of 30, serials XA282 to XA313). Delivered to the Air Training Corps 23/03/1953, to 621 Gliding School ATC.
Written off 13/6/56: Blown off course by a gust of wind whilst taking off at Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent. Glider hit power cables and landed on the roof of a house. Remains taken to 71 MU RAF Bicester where Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(s)
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA
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 |
| 16-Apr-2012 00:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2012 13:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Jun-2013 07:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 21-Jun-2020 21:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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