ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243382
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | General Aircraft GAL.48 Hotspur Mk II |
| Owner/operator: | 1 GTS / 21 HGCU RAF |
| Registration: | HH714 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Croughton, near Brackley, Northamptonshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Pushback / towing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Croughton, Brackley, Northamptonshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
General Aircraft GAL.48 Hotspur Mk. II HH714, 1 GTS (Glider Training School), 21 HGCU (Heavy Gliding Conversion Unit): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 2/1/1946. The glider was being towed by a tractor at RAF Croughton, near Brackley, Northamptonshire when it was struck by another tractor. Not repaired, and struck off charge on or before 25/5/1946. No reported casualties.
During August 1945 No. 1 GTS came under the command of No. 21 Heavy Glider Conversion Unit RAF at RAF Brize Norton. Flying and training ceased on 25 May 1946. With No. 1 GTS leaving RAF Croughton, its remaining aircraft, Hotspurs and Masters worth preserving, moved to No. 3 GTS at RAF Wellesbourne Mountford.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.25 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.21.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Croughton#Second_World_War
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Aircraft_Hotspur
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_conversion_units_of_the_Royal_Air_Force
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2020 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Sep-2020 22:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 27-Sep-2020 22:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
| 27-Sep-2020 22:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 27-Sep-2020 22:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 28-Sep-2020 09:53 | Harro | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2021 20:13 | TB | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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