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| Date: | Monday 16 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 VGC ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XE809 |
| MSN: | 922 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey, Lincolnshire |
C/no. 922: T.31B Cadet TX3 XE809 RAF. Contract No 6/Acft./9708/c.b.9b. Delivered 23/3/1954. Served with 617 GS, RAF Hendon and 2 VGC, ATC. Written off 16/7/62 in a flying accident at Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire
Sources:
1. http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
3. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.htm
4. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 09-May-2012 12:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2013 01:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 18:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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