ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 163742
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| Date: | Saturday 6 January 1923 |
| Time: | daytime |
| Type: | Handasyde glider |
| Owner/operator: | Frank H. Crane |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Torquay Golf Club, Torquay, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Torquay Golf Club, Torquay, Devon |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Bungy-launched from the hill at Torquay Golf Club, but dived into the ground and damaged beyond repair. The pilot, Frank H Crane, suffered a sprained ankle.
Sources:
1. Torquay Times, 12 January 1923
2. Ellison, Norman (1971). British Gliders and Sailplanes. London: A & C Black Ltd. p.65. ISBN 0-7136 -1189-8.
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handasyde_glider
4, https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1954/1954
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Feb-2014 21:28 | k8b | Added |
| 11-Jan-2015 03:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source] |
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