ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 29786
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| Date: | Sunday 6 April 1969 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Slingsby T.21 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | BGA 1521 |
| MSN: | 615 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ringstone Edge, Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Slingsby T.21: Ex-WB948, delivered 28/12/1949: Written off 15/8/1965 is a landing accident at RAF Spitalgate, Grantham, Lincolnshire. Struck off charge as Cat.5(c). Sold to the RAF Gliding & Soaring Association, repaired/rebuilt, and became RAFGSA 360. Later sold on to civilian owners in 1968 to become BGA1521.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) for the second and final time when crashed at Ringstone Edge, Barkisland, Halifax, West Yorkshire on 6/4/1969
Sources:
1. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t21.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1965.htm
3. http://www.mar.co.uk/cms/upload/@MAR.pdf
4. https://www.pprune.org/archive/index.php/t-284073.html
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 August 1965 | WB948 | 2 VGC ATC RAF | 0 | RAF Spitalgate, near Grantham, Lincolnshire | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 20-Dec-2012 15:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 11-Jul-2022 00:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative, Category] |
| 11-Jul-2022 00:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Category] |
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