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Old 10-01-2013, 04:30 PM
Graeme Graeme is offline
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That would have been the aircraft in question - from another source I have learned that it was operated from a strip at Widdrington (the owner apparently lived there or nearby at the time). He used it to fly up to the caravan site at Coldingham, the last recorded visit there being on 5th January 1984. Rickt, you would have probably seen it parked out in the open before it's crash, presumably the strip was in the field next to where the farm shop is now.

Someone else was flying the aircraft that day (I have the name of the pilot) - he had three children onboard at the time. The Rallye suffered brake failure on landing at the strip - it would have just been part of the field that was mowed more regularly - and suffered enough damage to make it uneconomic to repair.

X-Ray Yankee ran through a gate and hit a wall, reportedly tearing both wings off in the impact, according to my source.

Last edited by Graeme; 10-01-2013 at 04:38 PM. Reason: More details.
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