ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29130
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| Date: | Monday 26 July 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 611 VGS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | WT912 |
| MSN: | 707 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Spitalgate, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Spitalgate, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Spitalgate, Lincolnshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
C/no. 707: T.31B Cadet TX3 WT912 RAF. Built to contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a. Delivered to the Air Training Corps 18/2/52. To 611 VGS, Swanton Morley. Written off 26/7/71, when crashed at Spitalgate, Lincolnshire
New winch operator stalled engine just after glider became airborne. Nosed down and struck hard. Cadet in front fractured his spine and was taken to Grantham DH.
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
2. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
3. http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2012 10:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 02-Jun-2013 18:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2015 16:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 12-Jan-2016 08:07 | J.Cryer | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 16-Nov-2019 18:05 | Vulcanicman | Updated [Narrative] |
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