Incident Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 XE792,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29569
 
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Date:Thursday 1 September 1955
Time:day
Type:Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3
Owner/operator:188 VGS ATC RAF
Registration: XE792
MSN: 905
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire
Destination airport:Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
C/no. 905: Delivered to Air Training Corps 30/11/53. Issued to 188 Gliding School, ATC. Written off 1/9/1955 when crashed at Barrow-in-Furness, Lancashire. Struck off charge 8/9/1955 as cat.5(scrap)

Sources:

1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XE
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_Tandem_Tutor
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html#post4684293

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
16-Apr-2012 01:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
10-May-2012 13:33 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative]
03-Jun-2013 07:53 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location]
05-Nov-2019 17:55 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
27-May-2020 15:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Source]

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