ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56499
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 October 1975 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XR571 |
| MSN: | FL571 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Rhosneigr, Isle of Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley (HLY/EGOV) |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Declared a write off after a ground accident at Valley, Anglesey. (Some sources state damaged after a heavy landing)
Allocated to RAF Brampton gate for static display as Ground Instructional Airframe 8493M on 7 May 1976, after declared not economical to repair, moving to RAF Kemble in 1979
Later moved to RAF Scampton, and displayed at the HQ of the RAF's "Red Arrows" display team
Sources:
1. http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/gnat/survivor.php?id=833
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
3. http://wikimapia.org/6748524/Folland-Gnat-T-1-XR571
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folland_Gnat#Survivors
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jul-2011 23:41 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 12-Jan-2013 07:20 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 23-Jun-2013 17:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 23-Jun-2013 17:22 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code]] |
| 10-Jun-2021 21:00 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
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