Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 VH-DDN,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154108
 
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Date:Saturday 27 June 1959
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: VH-DDN
MSN: C1-0029
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Cambooya, 14 miles S of Toowoomba, QLD -   Australia
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Archerfield, Queensland (YBAF)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WB577: delivered to the RAF 16/03/1950. Struck off charge 30/08/1955. Sold 18/07/56 to W. S. Shackleton, London, England - for export to Australia as VH-DDN

Written off 27/06/59 when crashed whilst low flying at Cambooya, 14 miles south of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, at approximate co-ordinates Coordinates: 27°43′0″S, 151°52′0″E

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
2. http://www.dhcchipmunk.com/0029.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambooya,_Queensland

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
15-Mar-2013 13:03 Dr. John Smith Added
25-Mar-2014 21:32 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Jun-2022 22:35 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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