Incident Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1 XK821,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29594
 
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Date:Wednesday 25 October 1961
Time:
Type:Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1
Owner/operator:612 VGS ATC RAF
Registration: XK821
MSN: 1040
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Martlesham Heath, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Delivered 17/7/1956: Written off when crashed on take off from RAF Martlesham Heath, 1.5 miles from Woodbridge, Suffolk. Struck off charge 25/10/1961 as Cat. 5(C)

NOTE: 25/10/1961 was the date that XK821 was struck off charge, and not necessarily that of the accident

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XK
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t38.htm
3. http://www.612vgs.co.uk/history/squadron/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Martlesham_Heath#Postwar_RAF_Fighter_Command_use

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
27-Sep-2008 01:00 ASN archive Added
08-Oct-2013 22:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Oct-2013 22:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Aircraft type]
16-Apr-2014 21:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Jan-2016 08:53 Koumes Updated [Operator]
05-Nov-2019 17:31 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
13-Jul-2023 11:27 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Operator]]

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