ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29557
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| Date: | Thursday 9 July 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 31 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | WB968 |
| MSN: | 629 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Usworth, Sunderland (EGNU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX1 WB968 C/n 629: to RAF under Contract No 6/Acft./3588/c.b.9a. Delivered 16/3/50 to 31 GS,(Gliding School) RAF Usworth. Written off 9/7/1953 when crashed on take off at RAF Usworth, near Sunderland, County Durham
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
2. http://www.neam.co.uk/glider.html
3. http://www.mar.co.uk/cms/upload/@MAR.pdf
4. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-284073.html
5. Photo of WB968: https://sites.google.com/view/raf-ouston-research/air-cadet-flying-at-ouston
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2012 15:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2016 08:55 | Koumes | Updated [Operator] |
| 05-May-2021 12:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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