ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 66798
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| Date: | Sunday 16 March 1930 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | RFD Primary AT |
| Owner/operator: | London Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 102 |
| MSN: | AT-1 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Stoke Park Farm, near Guildford, Surrey -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Stoke Park Farm, near Guildford, Surrey |
| Stoke Park Farm, near Guildford, Surrey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
BGA 102 R.F.D. Primary Type A.T.1 (MSN AT.1) Registered in 3.30. The first R.F.D. glider. Presented to the London Gliding Club by R F Dagnall, it was first tried out at a meeting at Stoke Park Farm, near Guildford on 16.3.30, when it was crashed by Reg Dagnall, who took it away and repaired it.
The club established a base at Downs Farm, Aldbury, near Tring, where C H Latimer-Needham gained 'A' certificate No. 2 in A.T.1 on 30.3.30. Flying also took place at Ivinghoe Beacon from May 1930, but a final move was made to Dunstable in September 1930. The R.F.D. was fitted with a nacelle in October 1931. Still in use in February 1934, no longer with a nacelle fitted.
Sources:
1. http://www.bpg.flyer.co.uk/BGA.xls
2. http://www.orpheusweb.co.uk/vicsmith/OldAccs/Mar30.html
3. http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/documents/articles/slingsby_guide_v3.pdf
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2013.pdf
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke_Park,_Guildford
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Jun-2015 22:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Nov-2022 19:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
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