ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 280426
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| Date: | Thursday 3 March 1966 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | EoN Olympia 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 551 |
| MSN: | EoN/O/022 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Doncaster Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Doncaster Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (EGCI) |
| Doncaster Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (EGCI) |
EoN Olympia 1 G-ALPO: First registered (C of A 10663, C of R12747/1) 6 May 1949 to Edward John Saunderson, Newbury, Berkshire & Herbert Kenneth Cartwright, Harpenden, Hertfordshire. Registration G-ALPO cancelled 5 May 1952: transferred to BGA (British Gliding Association) markings as BGA 551.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 3 March 1966 when stalled from turn on landing at Doncaster Airport, Doncaster, South Yorkshire; glider wrecked when undershot on approach and collided with trees.
Sources:
1. CAA: https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALPO.pdf
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Olympia.htm
3. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf
4. https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/55793-gliders-in-the-g-al-series-1949
5. https://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/G-ALPO.html
6. https://alles-mit-links.ch/Wordpress/?page_id=394&kennzeichenland=BGA
7. http://www.glidingheritage.org.uk/documents/articles/EoNv3.pdf
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Doncaster#Post_Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Jul-2022 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
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