ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154119
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| Date: | Friday 16 June 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | North West Districts Flying School |
| Registration: | VH-ICC |
| MSN: | C1-0066 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Moree, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Ferry/positioning |
| Departure airport: | Moree, NSW |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk WB629. Delivered to the RAF on 03/05/1950. Service with 18 and 15 Reserve Flying Schools (RFS). Struck off charge 17/08/56 at 20 MU RAF Aston Down. Sold on 11/09/56 to W. S. Shackleton Ltd, London, England, for export to Australia as VH-CPC. Later re-registered as VH-ICC upon sale to North West Districts Flying School
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 16/06/61 when crashed and burst into flames at Moree, NSW, Australia, whilst attempting roll on take-off. Pilot killed
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1983 p. 20)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_civil.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2013 18:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 15-Mar-2013 18:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 07:11 | landfcameron@bigpond | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Phase, Nature, Narrative] |
| 28-Jan-2014 07:12 | harro | Updated [Date, Time] |
| 26-Mar-2014 00:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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