ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29593
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| Date: | Tuesday 17 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 641 GS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XA238 |
| MSN: | 871 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Ouston, Northumberland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Ouston, Northumberland |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered 16/03/1953; Served with 31 Gliding School, RAF Usworth, Sunderland, which moved to RAF Ouston, Northumberland in 1958 and was renumbered 641 GS. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on take off at Ouston, Northumberland. Struck off charge 17/10/1961 as Cat. 5(scrap).
NOTE: 17/10/1961 was the struck off charge date - not necessarily the date XA238 crashed.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t38.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
4. http://www.neam.co.uk/glider.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Oct-2013 22:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 16-Apr-2014 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Jan-2016 08:54 | Koumes | Updated [Operator] |
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