Slingsby Kadet at Sutton Bank.

On an unknown date, thought to be after April 1936 this glider was destroyed in a crash at Sutton Bank. A visitor to the gliding club misjudged his altitude badly and turned downwind from the soaring slope. The glider struck the top of a wire fence which ran along the summit of the hill at the time. The wire scrapped along side the steel-shod ski and cut the rear fuselage horizontally in half. The pilot escaped with bruises

Pilot - Unknown, bruises.

This specific glider was the proto-type Slingsby Kadet, it was bought by the Yorkshire Gliding Club and was apparently frequently damaged in mishaps, being of wooden construction it was repairable in a few days. The type could be refered to as "Type 7, Kirby Kadet" or "Cadet TX Mark I", so I am informed.

Nothing more is yet known with regard this and many of the gliding incidents shown on this website. If anyone can add any details I would very much like to hear from you.