ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 74431
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| Date: | Friday 19 December 1941 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | General Aircraft Hotspur Mk II Glider |
| Owner/operator: | Airborne Forces Experimental Establishment |
| Registration: | BT488 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Near RAF Ringway, Manchester -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ringway |
| RAF Ringway |
The Hotspur troop-carrying glider was being used in a trial to ascertain the susceptibility of non-aviator passengers to airsickness in glider flights of two hours or more.
It carried a crew of two; a pilot and a test observer and 5 volunteer passengers, soldiers from the Border Regiment.
After one and a half hours under tow from a towing aircraft the test was discontinued owing to deteriorating weather.
The glider pilot released the towline and the glider immediately pitched up and climbed, then stalled and entered a spin.
The spin was recovered from, but the Hotspur continued in a steep dive and struck the ground.
The glider was destroyed in the crash and all on board died.
Sources:
http://www.testflyingmemorial.com/1940-45.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-May-2010 18:37 | angels one five | Added |
| 12-Sep-2010 19:44 | angels one five | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2012 01:49 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Oct-2013 06:11 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2015 17:07 | Faun | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 20-Apr-2015 04:41 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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