ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139876
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| Date: | Sunday 3 September 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Latrobe Valley Aero Club |
| Registration: | VH-MOR |
| MSN: | C1/0260 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Traralgon, Latrobe Valley, VIC -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Latrobe Valley Airport, Morwell, Victoria (YLTV) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk WD323, delivered 31/01/1951. Struck off charge when sold 25/6/1956 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down for export to Australia. Became the fourth of the Latrobe Valley Aero Club of Morwell, Victoria's fleet of four Chipmunks in the late 1950s - VH-MOA/VH-MOB/VH-MOE and VH-MOR.
VH-MOR, was written off in a crash on 3 September 1961 at Traralgon, Latrobe Valley in the Gippsland region of Victoria
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain 1983 p.23)
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-MOR.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latrobe_Valley_Airport
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WD
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2011 13:49 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 31-Mar-2014 01:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Mar-2014 01:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2022 02:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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