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Old 25th Jan 2003, 09:25
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Stampe
 
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Correct Simon 20th July1973 G-ATSK crashed on take off northern boundary of Fairoaks.Remember reading the AIB accident report made very interesting reading quoting from distant memory I believe insufficient distance was allowed for take off ,basically a performance related accident.Given the types extensive usage as an ab initio trainer and glider tug the attrition rate of the breed has been remarkably low.The number that survive is a tribute to the inherent ruggedness of the Rollason built examples.I well remember when they first arrived at Rochester to replace the Tiger Moth the fitters saying they wouldn,t last five minutes.They were proved wrong and they didn,t have to spend lots of time rebuilding crashed examples .It always seemed Rochester had one of its Moths on rebuild after a major accident ,almost a disposable aircraft.I,ll try and dig up the accident report if I can and post further details.
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