Incident RFD Primary AT BGA 123/1,
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Date:Thursday 31 August 1933
Time:day
Type:RFD Primary AT
Owner/operator:London Gliding Club
Registration: BGA 123/1
MSN: AT.21
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dunstable Downs, Tring Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Dunstable Downs, Tring Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Little or no information is available
Narrative:
BGA 123 (the 1st): R.F.D. Primary Type A.T.1 (MSN AT.21) Regsitered 8.30 Warwickshire Gliding Club, held its first flying meeting on 7.9.30 at Wayfield, near Snitterfield [now the site of the Stratford on Avon Gliding Club]. The club was flying at Blackhill Farm, Snitterfield in August 1931.

To London Gliding Club; Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed (on or by) 31.8.33 at Dunstable Downs, Tring Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire. Number reissued to Abbott-Baynes Scud II as BGA 123 (the 2nd)

Sources:

1. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/archive/Archive_2013.pdf
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/Acc1933.htm
3. https://alles-mit-links.ch/Wordpress/?page_id=394&kennzeichenland=BGA
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Gliding_Club#History

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
09-Nov-2022 18:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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