ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67701
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | EoN Olympia 2 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 600 |
| MSN: | EON/O/099 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chiavenna, Lombardy, Italian Alps -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Samedan, Switzerland |
| Chiavenna, Italy | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit cable & crashed near Chiavenna,Lombardy, Italy 28.7.48. Two Slingsby Gull IVs were prepared for the International gliding championships to be held at Samedan in the Swiss Alps in July 1948, joining two Elliott Olympia 2s, and two Weihes from RAF clubs in Germany. Philip Wills and Christopher Nicholson flew the two Gull IVs, during a disastrous competition where Nicholson flying a Gull IV (BGA607) and Greig flying an Olympia 2 (BGA600) were both killed flying in challenging conditions in the Alps.
Sources:
www.bpg.flyer.co.uk/BGA.xls
http://rcawsey.co.uk/Olympia.htm
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingsby_T.25_Gull_4tml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Dec-2012 16:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2012 16:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 29-Dec-2012 16:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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