ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29582
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| Date: | Tuesday 12 July 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 616 VGS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XN152 |
| MSN: | 1156 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Halesland, near Locking, Somserset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Locking, Somerset |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
T.21B Sedburgh TX1 XN152 C/n 1156: for RAF under Contract No KF/2R/04/C.B.25 a. Delivered 3/3/1959. To 616 VGS, ATC. Written off in a flying accident at Halesland, near Locking, Somerset on 12/7/1960
Per eyewitness report: "In July 1960, 616 had the honour of being the first of the '6-series' schools to operate its own advanced gliding course at Halesland near the Cheddar Gorge, and there I gained my 'C' certificate in Prefect WE980 (no 'Bronze' in those days!). On the debit side, we managed to snap both front springs of a Bedford 15-cwt retrieve truck, write-off Sedbergh XN152 completely, and put a con-rod through the side of the Ford V8 engine of a Wild winch. Fortunately these events did not preclude further schools from using Halesland!"
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/losses-1960.htm
4. http://www.lakesgc.co.uk/mainwebpages/VGC%20News%201973-2003/No_107_Winter_2002.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2012 14:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-Sep-2013 00:45 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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