Date:	Sunday 7 June 1959
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
Owner/operator:	Bristol UAS RAF
Registration:	WZ880
MSN:	C1/0921
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Winterbourne, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:	Training
Departure airport:	Filton, Bristol (EGTG/FZO)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10, WZ880, Bristol UAS (University Air Squadron): Written off (destroyed) 7/6/59 Failed to recover from a spin at Winterborne near Filton, Gloucestershire during aerobatics The pilot abandoned the aircraft at the last moment after trying unsuccessfully to release the cadet, who was killed when the aircraft dived into the ground.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.201 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 111)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/412: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424533
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ
5. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
6. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterbourne,_Gloucestershire

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Nov-2011 14:39	Dr. John Smith	Added
25-Jan-2020 19:05	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Source, Narrative]
13-Feb-2020 08:08	Iwosh	Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]