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| Date: | Sunday 24 August 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 2036 |
| MSN: | 630 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Lindholme, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Lindholme, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF WB969; delivered 27/3/1950, written off 29/1/1958. Struck off charge 1/2/1958 as Cat5(scrap). However, rebuilt and sold to RAF Gliding & Soaring Association as RAF GSA 247, then to civilian ownership as BGA 2036. Substantially damaged when stalled on failed launch, Lindholme, North Yorkshire 24/8/80.
Preserved at AeroVenture, Doncaster, to whom it was presented in 2001
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
2. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1134746/
3. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-284073.html
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 January 1958 | WB969 | CFS RAF | 0 | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, England | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 23-Dec-2012 10:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Oct-2013 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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