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Date: | Friday 31 August 1956 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 |
Owner/operator: | 614 VGS ATC RAF |
Registration: | WT866 |
MSN: | 676 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Destination airport: | RAF Hornchurch, Essex |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Slingsby T.31 Cadet TX.3 WT866: built to Contract No 6/Acft./6023/c.b.8a, and delivered 2/7/1951. Operational service was with 614 VGS, ATC, RAF. Written off 31/8/56 in a flying accident at Hornchurch, Essex. Struck Off Charge 18/10/1956 as CAT.5(c)
Sources:
1.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm 2.
http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t31.htm 3.
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/284073-air-cadet-gliding-pix-80s-pre-glass-8.html#post4684267 Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
27-Sep-2008 01:00 |
ASN archive |
Added |
16-Apr-2012 00:34 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
30-May-2019 15:36 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator] |
05-Nov-2019 17:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
08-Jul-2020 17:10 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
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