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| Date: | Monday 16 August 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 611 GVS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XE804 |
| MSN: | 917 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
| RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk |
Written off 16/8/1965: Crashed on approach, dived into the ground at RAF Swanton Morely, Norfolk
Hugh Jonathan Spencer died later that day in Hospital.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
3. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2012 14:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Jun-2013 07:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 28-Jun-2013 07:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 05:08 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 14-May-2017 17:08 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2017 15:43 | obt48 | Updated [Total occupants, ] |
| 12-Jul-2020 08:12 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, ] |
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