Incident Avro 701 Athena T.2 VR572,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243409
 
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Date:Monday 4 September 1950
Time:day
Type:Avro 701 Athena T.2
Owner/operator:RAF Flying College
Registration: VR572
MSN: 31-5-50
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Manby, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Manby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Manby, Lincolnshire
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
Avro 701 Athena T.Mk.2 VR572: delivered 10/07/1950 to RAF Flying College, written off 04/09/1950 when crashed at RAF Manby, Lincolnshire, remains to RAF Henlow for Ground Instructional use, scrapped 14/12/1954

Sources:

1. Air-Britain Aviation World September 2020, S. 183.
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1371
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VR
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avro_Athena
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Manby

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Sep-2020 09:56 Uli Elch Added
25-Jun-2022 02:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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