ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316030
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| Date: | Tuesday 22 June 1982 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  North American AT-6D-NT Harvard Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | G-ELLY |
| MSN: | 88-14661 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tal-Virtu, Rabat -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | LMML |
| LMML |
North American AT-6D-NT Harvard Mk.III, MSN 88-14661; USAF registration 41-33867. Built as part of block EX889-EX908 for Royal Air Force under Lend-Lease Agreement; assigned EX894. Shipped to South Africa November 1943. Returned to US ownership 1947 and officially sold to South African Air Force; registered SAAF 7441. Sold to Portuguese Air Force 1969 as FAP 1504. Part of a batch of 10 Harvards sold to Euroworld Ltd. (Ted White) in 1979 and registered G-ELLY. Restored 1979-1981.
Participant of the 1982 Malta Air Rally. Having finished the Rally and while awaiting the official results, the pilot invited a friend for a local fight. Aircraft crashed in the grounds of the Tal-Virtu seminary, 7 km west of the airport, killing both aboard.
Sources:
http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1941_5.html
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=88300
https://www.sallyb.org.uk/founder.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Jun-2023 19:27 | Anon | Added |
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