Slingsby Type 30, Prefect production list


Type 30A Prefect - First flown in June 1948; prototype (BGA 599) plus eight for the Netherlands as PH-191 to PH-198

Type 30B Prefect - Main production version; WE979 to WE993 built for the RAF as Prefect TX.1

T.30B2 - About seven of this type built in Israel by Bedek Aircaft Ltd.


Ser No. Reg 1 Reg 2 Reg 3 Reg 4 Reg 5 / Remarks
548 BGA 599 G-ALLF BGA 599
Gliding Heritage Centre, Lasham - "ARK/G-ALLF"
567 BGA 625 G-ALPC BGA 625 MA41 ? BGA 625: Culdrose - "ASN"
568 BGA 638 G-ALLN BGA 638
Crashed, Cambridge 2.9.54
569 WE979


W/o 7.5.50
570 WE980


Crashed, Spitalgate 10.6.67
571 WE981


Crashed, Spitalgate 4.8.74
572 WE982 8781M

RAF Museum, Cosford (stored)
573 WE983 BGA 2380

Airworthy at Saltby as "S30"
574 WE984 RAFGSA 375

Crashed, Weston-super-Mare 28.5.69; parts used to rebuild c/n 1060
575 WE985 BGA 2333

Airworthy at Challock as "DSA"
576 WE986


W/o 26.7.50
577 WE987 BGA 2517

South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, Doncaster
578 WE988 RAFGSA 315 BGA 1141
For restoration, Portmoak
579 WE989


W/o, Spitalgate 15.6.71
580 WE990 BGA 2583

Airworthy at Tibenham "WE990"
581 WE991


Heavy landing, Hemswell 7.3.70
582 WE992 BGA 2692

Airworthy at Nympsfield as WE992
583 WE993


Crashed, Halton 23.9.75; Parts to BGA 2546 ?
640 BGA 676


Collision with Harbinger, Camphill 28.6.59
641 WG783 RNGSA BGA 1569
Destroyed in storms, Feshiebridge 16.1.70
642 ZK-GAB ZK-GGP ZK-GAB
On display, Queenstown-Frankton Airport
646 RAFGSA 111 RAFGSA 159 BGA 1152
Airworthy, Dunstable - "BQP"
729 PH-191


W/o, Terlet 21.7.64
732 ? SU-103



733 ? SU-104



734 ? SU-105



735 PH-192


Airworthy at Soesterberg
736 PH-193


Airworthy, Venlo, Netherlands
737 PH-194


Airworthy, Hilversum
738 PH-195


W/o, Venlo 27.4.52
739 PH-196


Airworthy, Salland, Netherlands
740 PH-197 BGA 1601

Stored
741 PH-198


Airworthy, Asperden-Goch, Germany
856 BGA 713


Crashed, Challock 16.8.66
857 BGA 701


Airworthy, Aschaffenburg, Germany
880 OO-SZH OO-ZSH

Wrecked in storm, Schaffen/Diest 27.1.94
892 RAFGSA


Cancelled
893 BGA 720


Destroyed in hangar fire, Nympsfield 7.5.73
894 BGA 710


Crashed near Long Mynd 18.3.61
1060 BGA 808 BGA 1618 RAFGSA 33 BGA 2546 At RAF Cranwell
1062 Israel



1063 Israel



1100 BGA 785


Airworthy, Bechyne, Czech Republic "WE996"
1120 BGA 815


Airworthy at Lasham - "BAN"
1132 BGA 853 LN-GLV

Extant in Sweden
1145 BGA 868 9G-AAS

Cancelled







Production by Bedek Aircaft Ltd:
01 12 (Israel) 4X-GFF

Cancelled
02 4X-104 4X-GFA

Destroyed by fire, Kfar Sirkin 23.7.67
03




04 15 (Israel) 4X-GFH

Cancelled
05




06 4X-106 4X-GFB

Preserved, Hatzerim
07 29 (Israel) 4X-GFG

Cancelled
? 4X-GFC


Destroyed by fire, Kfar Sirkin 23.7.67
? 4X-GFD


Destroyed by fire, Kfar Sirkin 23.7.67


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