ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30635
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| Date: | Monday 31 March 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.42 Eagle 4 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 821 |
| MSN: | 1117 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doncaster Aerodrome, Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Doncaster (EGCI) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Slingsby Type 55 Regal Eagle: A single Eagle 3 (c/n 1117 / BGA 821) was fitted with a 20m span wing in 1966-7, used to break the UK two seat goal flight record with a flight from Odiham to Perranporth (312km) piloted by Wally Kahn and John Williamson. This aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire whilst parked at Doncaster in March 1975.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_Eagle
http://rcawsey.co.uk/eagle.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20161016191618/[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://coptercrazy.brinkster.net/menu/drop-index.h]tml
http://rcawsey.co.uk/bga821.jpg
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Dec-2012 17:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
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