ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 188840
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 February 2003 |
| Time: | 05:00 |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Felthorpe Flying Group Ltd |
| Registration: | G-DHCI |
| MSN: | C1/0884 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Felthorpe Airfield, Taverham Road, Felthorpe, Norwich, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | - |
| Departure airport: | - |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
DeHavilland DHC-1 Chipmunk G-DHCI was one of eight (possibly nine) aircraft that were destroyed in a hangar fire at Felthorpe, Norfolk on 18 February 2003. The full listing of the aircraft destroyed was as follows:
G-APKN Auster J/1 series
G-ATKZ Tipsy Nipper
G-BJLH Piper PA-18
G-BRAW Pitts Special
G-BWHH Piper PA-18
G-COWS ARV-1 Super 2
G-DHCI de Havilland Canada DHC-1
G-FANC Fairchild 24 Argus
Plus (according to one report) a Piel Emeraude - registration unknown. According to contemporary press reports, the fire had been started deliberately. Per a statement to the press by Norfolk Police: "We know there were two seats of fire and that the fire brigade believe the cause is malicious ignition – more commonly recognised as arson. We have brought in scenes of crime and CID officers who are working with the fire investigators to establish a cause."
G-DHCI was ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WZ858: Delivered to the RAF on 04-05-1953. RAF service with 9 AFTS, Aberdeen UAS, Durham UAS, Northumbria UAS, TFF, and 2 FTS. Struck off charge 04-12-1973, having already been UK civil registered as G-BBSE a month earlier, on 18-11-1973. Re-registered as G-DHCI on 12-07-1989. Registration G-DHCI cancelled by the CAA on 16-09-2003 as "Permanently withdrawn from use"
Sources:
1. http://www.caa.co.uk/aircraft-registration/
2. https://forums.flyer.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=85871&start=15
3. https://www.pprune.org/private-flying/81889-felthorpe-hangar-fire.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ
5. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?29-Fire-at-Felthorpe-Flying-Club
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2774391.stm
Images:
RAF Gaydon BoB Display - 19th September 1959
Media:
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 G-DHCI at Cranfield in 1996:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Jul-2016 18:38 | Dr.John Smith | Added |
| 07-Feb-2020 18:20 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo] |
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