ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 240699
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| Date: | Friday 24 January 1958 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | WB969 |
| MSN: | 630 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Slingsby T.21B Sedburgh TX.1 WB969: Built by Slingsbys at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire to Contract No 6/Acft./3588/c.b.9a. Delivered 27/3/50. Known operational service was with 168 GS (Gliding School) and the CFS (Central Flying School), RAF coded "D".
Written off 24/1/1958: damaged beyond repair at RAF Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent when the hangar the glider was being stored in collapsed under the weight of a recent heavy snowfall. Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) 29/1/1958.
Despite being written off, was sold on to the RAFGSA (Royal Air Force Gliding & Soaring Association) and re-registered as RAFGSA 247. Later to To BGA2036. Reportedly severely damaged in an accident on 24/8/1980, withdrawn from flying use and C of A cancelled as a result 8/10/1980. Acquired by the South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, arrived at their premises in Doncaster, South Yorkshire in January 2001
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-11.html#post4713375
5. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/registration/BGA2036
6. https://www.southyorkshireaircraftmuseum.org.uk/aircraftlist
7. https://www.airplane-pictures.net/photo/395723/wb969-uk-air-force-slingsby-sedbergh-tx-1/
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 24 August 1980 | BGA 2036 | Private | 0 | Lindholme, North Yorkshire | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2020 21:24 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Aug-2020 07:36 | T.T.Taylor | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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