Slingsby T21b BGA 1965 thought to be exRAFGSA 404
BGA 1965 DAR has been operated for many years with the Nene Valley Gliding Club at Upwood just south of Peterborough and more recently flys with the RAFGSA 4 Counties Club at RAF Wittering. The records only go back to 2/7/1974 and show the fuselage was from RAFGSA404, the wings and tailplane were ex-BGA765. Richard Cawsey, who has a superb record of all things Slingsby confirms that BGA 1965 was ex-RAFGSA 404 believed to have been delivered to Aden in 1962 and operated by a civilian syndicate affiliated to the Aden Services Gliding Club and he suggests it was known as the "Yellow Peril". I suspect there were 3 T21's, 403,404 and the Yellow Peril. We think DAR was transfered to Sharjar and returned to the UK in 1971. We would like to clarify the a/c's history in this period and also try and establish who she was prior to 1962. Again Richard Cawsey suggests Slingsbt's works number 661 sold to Sweden in about 1951, registered SE-SHY and then sold to Finland in 1960 as OH-KSB.
Any comments that might help to ratify this a/c's history would be much appreciated. and could be rewarded by a ride in the Old Lady.