Incident Slingsby T.45 Swallow RAFGSA537,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29368
 
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Date:Saturday 17 February 1973
Time:
Type:Slingsby T.45 Swallow
Owner/operator:RAF Gliding & Soaring Association
Registration: RAFGSA537
MSN: 1467
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Private
Departure airport:RAF Bicester, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
C/no. 1467: T.45 Swallow BGA 1238/"BUD", C of A issued 7/7/65. To RAFGSA 537. BGA C of A issued 11/11/72 (as BGA 1238/BUD again). Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on launch at RAF Bicester. Oxfordshire 17/2/73.

Sources:

https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?117528-Soggy-Your-Swallow-flies-again!
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t45.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
15-Dec-2012 11:13 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
04-Jan-2013 15:15 Dr. John Smith Updated [Registration, Narrative]

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