ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 208203
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| Date: | Sunday 2 April 1939 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby Nacelle Dagling Primary |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 373 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Leighterton Airfield, 7 miles South of Stroud, Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Leighterton Airfield, near Stroud, Gloucestershire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Slingsby Primary BGA 373, Bristol Gliding Club, Leighterton; Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/4/39 when spun out on control and crashed, Leighterton Airfield, 7 miles South of Stroud, Gloucestershire. According to the official published history of the Bristol Gliding club (see link #2):
"...on the 2nd April 1939 the Nacelle Dagling was written off in an accident in which Peter Grear spun in from a winch launch to 90 feet. Sadly he died in hospital during surgery to clean a compound fracture. The Dagling and was replaced with an Open Dagling BGA 402"
Pilot - Peter Alan Lantsbery Grear (aged 22) died 3.4.39 (next day) of injuries sustained
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1939.htm
2. http://bggc.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Landmarks-Section-2-The-Prewar-Club-15.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Mar-2018 23:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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