Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WB573,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20375
 
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Date:Saturday 30 November 1968
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:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: WB573
MSN: C1/0025
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 mi S of Porlock, Somerset -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bristol/Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 30/11/1968: Flew into a hill in bad weather 3 miles south of Porlock, Somerset. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999\
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
http://www.dhcchipmunk.com/0025.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 10:42 JINX Added
11-Nov-2011 15:09 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2013 12:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
09-Aug-2014 15:57 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative]

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