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Old June 27th 07, 12:57 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bert Willing
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"Ian" wrote in message
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On 27 Jun, 09:47, Chris Reed wrote:
Ian wrote:

What about the Oly which clapped its wings as a result of an overspeed
winch launch at - iirc - Sutton Bank?


The accident report put the cause as severe corrosion of the spar end
metal fittings.


Certainly a factor, but if it hadn't oversped (overspeeded?) on
launch, it wouldn't have failed. Well, not then, anyway.


Well, that is pure speculation, isn't it ?