In our last issue we asked if anyone knew the history of a T31 which had been in the service of the Air Training Corps, and as might be expected we have members who record these things. Brian Headon has dug out his records and tells us that WT898 started her flying career at Christchurch in 1954 with No 89 Gliding School. This school, with WT898, moved to RAF Old Sarum in 1963 and in 1978 the School moved again, this time to RAF Upavon.
But between 1974 and 1976 WT898 was at Weston-super-Mare in Somerset which is where Brian had a considerable number of launches in it teaching ATC cadets to fly.
In the late 70s WT898 was transferred to No 662 Gliding School
at Arbroath, in Scotland. It was sold for civilian use in 1987
to a Mr R.Andrews of Humberside. We hope this information is of
interest to Manfred Steiner who now owns the T31.