ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20404
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| Date: | Saturday 26 April 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Edinburgh UAS RAF |
| Registration: | WB603 |
| MSN: | C1/0044 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Turnhouse, near Edinburgh, Midlothian -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH) |
| Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WB603: Delivered to the RAF on 31/03/1950 to Edinburgh UAS (University Air Squadron). Written off 26/04/1952: flew into overhead telephone wires on approach to RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh, Midlothian, and the wires severed the starboard wing. The aircraft immediately dived into the ground, and was wrecked. Both crew apparently survived with minor injuries. Formally struck off charge as Cat.5(scrap) same day
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.127 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 133
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
4. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 16:01 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jun-2008 22:04 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Mar-2013 13:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:36 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
| 05-Mar-2021 19:38 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2021 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 05-Mar-2021 22:27 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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