Hard landing Incident Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 WT874,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 145562
 
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Date:Sunday 12 January 1964
Time:
Type:Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3
Owner/operator:621 VGS ATC RAF
Registration: WT874
MSN: 684
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Locking, Somerset -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Locking, Somerset
Destination airport:RAF Locking, Somerset
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
C/no. 684: Delivered to the Air Training Corps 17/9/51. Issued to 621 VGS, ATC. Written off in a flying accident at RAF Locking, Somerset 12/1/64: damaged in a heavy landing.

However, repaired and rebuilt, and became BGA 1255. Crashed for a second time at Bardney, Lincolnshire 30/5/71. Rebuilt a second time, to Thurleigh, Bedfordshire (still as BGA 1255), later to Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire and thence to New Milton, Hampshire in Feb 2012. Reported to be at Lasham, Hampshire in Jan 2013

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
2. http://www.demobbed.org.uk/aircraft.php?type=298
3. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm
4. http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
30 May 1971 BGA 1255 Private 0 Bardney, Lincolnshire w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-May-2012 14:39 Dr. John Smith Added
28-Jun-2013 07:51 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative]
29-Sep-2013 21:07 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative]
29-Sep-2013 21:10 Dr. John Smith Updated [Narrative]

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