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| Date: | Wednesday 25 October 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | Slingsby T.38 Grasshopper TX.1 |
| Owner/operator: | 612 VGS ATC RAF |
| Registration: | XK821 |
| MSN: | 1040 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Martlesham Heath, near Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Delivered 17/7/1956: Written off when crashed on take off from RAF Martlesham Heath, 1.5 miles from Woodbridge, Suffolk. Struck off charge 25/10/1961 as Cat. 5(C)
NOTE: 25/10/1961 was the date that XK821 was struck off charge, and not necessarily that of the accident
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XK
2. http://www.rcawsey.co.uk/t38.htm
3. http://www.612vgs.co.uk/history/squadron/
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Martlesham_Heath#Postwar_RAF_Fighter_Command_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 08-Oct-2013 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Country, Nature, Source, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Oct-2013 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 16-Apr-2014 21:30 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Jan-2016 08:53 | Koumes | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 17:31 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 13-Jul-2023 11:27 | Nepa | Updated |
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