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| Date: | Tuesday 26 May 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 611 VGS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XA304 |
| MSN: | 846 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| 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 |
C/no. 846 T.31B Cadet TX3 XA304 RAF. Built to contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a. Delivered to Air Training Cadets 4/12/52. To 611 VGS at RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk
Written off 26/5/70 in a flying accident at Swanton Morley, Norfolk: stalled and crashed on approach
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2012 11:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Jan-2016 08:08 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
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