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Date: | Monday 26 August 1974 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Slingsby T.31B Cadet TX.3 |
Owner/operator: | 615 GS ATC RAF |
Registration: | XA301 |
MSN: | 843 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:c/no. 843: T.31B Cadet TX3 XA301, RAF. Built to Contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a. Delivered 8/12/52. To 617 GS, RAF Hendon, 9/64. To 615 GS RAF Kenley. Written off following crash - at RAF Kenley, Whyteleafe, Surrey 26/8/74.
Exercise was simulated cable break (intermediate) glider failed to recover and spun in.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(s) 14/10/1974.
Sources:
1.
http://t31club.com/t31_list.htm 2.
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/search/?q=XA301&f=reg&search_type=simple 3.
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1974.htm 5.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA 6.
https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_the_South_East.pdf Images:
![](/photos/wiki/1974/19740826_sl31_XA301_11320.jpg)
RAF Kenley, 27 August 1974
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
09-May-2012 10:51 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
02-Jun-2013 18:26 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
11-Oct-2013 22:55 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
05-Nov-2019 17:42 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
09-Jul-2022 23:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category] |
10-Jul-2023 20:45 |
Nepa |
Updated |
28-Dec-2023 10:58 |
Frelon |
Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative, Photo] |
31-Dec-2023 10:13 |
Anon. |
Updated [Narrative] |
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