ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139823
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 December 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Manchester UAS RAF |
| Registration: | WP968 |
| MSN: | C1/0830 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Smithills Moor, Winter Hill, near Bolton, Lancashire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Woodvale (EGOW) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
The two crew of the aircraft were on a training flight from Woodvale near Southport when, as an article in the Bolton Evening News described, the aircraft developed a fault. The pilot decided to force land the aircraft and they carried out a downhill landing on Winter Hill.
The aircraft's fixed undercarriage was torn off in the landing and the engine cowling was splayed out but the rest of the aircraft remained intact. The two crew made their way off the hill to a nearby farm where they called Woodvale to inform them of the accident.
Crew:
Flight Lt. Gordon Sydney Robert Webb - Pilot (Instructor)
Cadet Alan Barnes - Pilot (Student)
Both survived the crash with only slight injuries
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/crash_sites/pennines/de-havilland-canada-chipmunk-wp968-smithills-moor/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2011 13:14 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Nov-2011 09:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:45 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator] |
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