Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipnunk T.10 ZS-DIR, 17 Jan 1956
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Date:17-JAN-1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipnunk T.10
Owner/operator:Private
Registration: ZS-DIR
MSN: C1-0339
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:near Thabazumbi -   South Africa
Phase: En route
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WG274 - delivered 04/05/1951; to 4 FTS, RAF Heany, Southern Rhodesia. Sold at No.394 MU Heany, Rhodesia 19/06/1953. Civil registered as ZS-DIR 29/10/1953. Written off when crashed near Thabazumbi, South Africa

Sources:

www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DHC-1_Chipmunk.html
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG


Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2012 19:52 Dr. John Smith Added
13-Apr-2013 16:31 Uli Elch Updated [Aircraft type]

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