ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152235
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| Date: | Sunday 2 August 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | EoN AP-5 Olympia 1 |
| Owner/operator: | Derbyshire and Lancashire Gliding Club Ltd. |
| Registration: | BGA 549 |
| MSN: | EON/O/021 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Bolsover, Derbyshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Camphill, Great Hucklow, Near Tideswell, Derbyshire |
| Bolsover, Derbyshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-G-ALJX, first registered as such 8.4.1949 (C of R 12606/1) to the North Downs Gliding Trust Ltd., Redhill, Surrey. Registration cancelled 15/2/1952, having been transferred to BGA marks as BGA 549. the Air Ministry record card is annotated "(markings removed) Letter dated 1.5.52 when transferred to Gliding Club"
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when hit overhead telephone cables on field landing approach near Bolsover, Derbyshire on 2.8.53
Sources:
1. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?54450-Gliders-in-the-G-AL**-series-1949&p=888107#post888107
2. https://cwsprduksumbraco.blob.core.windows.net/g-info/HistoricalLedger/G-ALJX.pdf
3. http://rcawsey.co.uk/Olympia.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jan-2013 17:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-May-2021 15:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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