ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 67686
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| Date: | 04-FEB-1973 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.45 Swallow |
| Owner/operator: | South Wales Gliding Club |
| Registration: | BGA 1075 |
| MSN: | GMJ001 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Gwernesney, near Usk, Monmouthshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Gwernesney, near Usk, Monmouthshire |
| Gwernesney, near Usk, Monmouthshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
BGA 1075 was built from kit by Joe Grimes, Gordon Mealing & Ray Jefferies, and operated by the South Wales Gliding Club. Written off (damaged beyond repair) when flew into trees on approach to Gwernesney, near Usk, Monmouthshire on 4/2/1973
Sources:
www.bpg.flyer.co.uk/BGA.xls
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?117528-Soggy-Your-Swallow-flies-again!
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t45.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Dec-2012 08:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 15-Dec-2012 08:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2013 15:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Narrative] |
| 04-Jan-2013 15:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Phase, Narrative]] |
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