Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG319,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20786
 
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Date:Tuesday 18 July 1961
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10
Owner/operator:Oxford UAS RAF
Registration: WG319
MSN: C1/0375
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -   United Kingdom
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Valley, Anglesey (VLY/EGOV)
Destination airport:RAF Valley, Anglesey (VLY/EGOV)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 18/7/1961: The pilot was unaware that the aircraft had struck a power point while taxying over the grass at Valley, Anglesey. He carried out three circuits and taxied back in before the damage to the underside of the aircraft was discovered.

Deemed to have been damaged beyond economic repair, and struck off charge on 26/07/1961 as Cat.5(c). Remains reduced to a "Chippax" PAX trainer (cockpit section) for ground instructional use at Radley College, Abingdon, Oxfordshire. Subsequently scrapped.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1983, p.43)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2008 22:29 JINX Added
11-Nov-2011 09:44 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Mar-2014 22:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
13-Feb-2020 07:57 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator]

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