ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29573
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| Date: | Sunday 21 April 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 615 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XA298 |
| MSN: | 840 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey |
| RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
c/no. 840: Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX3 XA298. Built to contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a. Delivered to the Air Training Corps 12/11/52. To 615 Gliding School, ATC, at RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey
Written off 21/4/57 in a flying accident at RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey: Spun in after intermediate towing cable broke on take off. Fortunately both occupants survived the accident.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
2. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 16-Apr-2012 00:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 09-May-2012 13:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2013 13:37 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2020 23:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 04-Aug-2020 12:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jul-2023 20:46 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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