ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 56513
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| Date: | Monday 16 February 1976 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Folland Gnat T Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XP531 |
| MSN: | FL533 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kemble, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley (HLY/EGOV) |
| RAF Kemble (EGBP) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/02/1976 when hit over HT cables during an emergency landing at Kemble, Gloucestershire. Both crew ejected safely
The front fuselage of XP531 was mated with the rear fuselage of XR537 and allocated to the CSDE at Swanton Morley for use as a ground instructional airframe. The composite airframe was later civilianized as G-NATY; the remainder of XP531 as allocated to the fire dump at RAF Coltishall, where is perished during 1984
Sources:
1. http://web.archive.org/web/20121025182700/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/Aircraft_by_Type/Folland_Gnat.htm
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1976.htm
3. http://www.facebook.com/?sk=2361831622
4. https://www.caa.co.uk/application.aspx?catid=60&pagetype=65&appid=1&mode=reg&fullregmark=NATY
5. http://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jul-2011 01:20 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 21-Jun-2013 18:54 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 20-Jul-2015 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
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