ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 172669
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| Date: | Monday 18 November 1968 |
| Time: | overnight |
| Type: |  Tipsy T.66 Nipper Srs. 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Nipper Aircraft Ltd |
| Registration: | G-AWLU |
| MSN: | S128 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Three Tipsy T.66 Nipper Series 3 aircraft (G-AWIZ, G-AWLT and G-AWLU) were amongst a large number of aircraft - press reports stated up to 44 aircraft - that were destroyed by a fire at the Slingsby works at Kirkbymoorside, North Yorkshire on 18.11.1968. According to a contemporary report ("Yorkshire Air News", May 1969) this airframe was intended for export to Zambia ("crated for export but destroyed in the fire of 18.11.1968")
Registration G-AWLU was cancelled by the CAA as aircraft "destroyed" on 22.11.1968
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/HistoricalMaterial/G-AWLU.pdf
2. http://www.yorkshire-aircraft.co.uk/aircraft/planes/ryedale/ryepost.html
3. http://www.55hr.karoo.net/images/1969%2005.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jan-2015 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Jan-2015 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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