Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG460,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20806
 
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Date:Friday 16 October 1970
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:Aberdeen UAS RAF
Registration: WG460
MSN: C1/0510
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Dyce, Aberdeenshire, Scotland -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Training
Departure airport:Dyce Airport, Aberdeen (ABZ/EGPD)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond economical repair) 16/10/1970: Engine failed to pick up on overshoot after practice engine failure, Hit fence in forced landing. Struck off charge as Cat5.(G/I) remains reduced to a PAX (Cockpit Section) as ground instructional airframe 8116M at Turnhouse

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain,1983 p,44)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
3. http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/MIL22268
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20131103124258/http://milky01.co.uk/?page_id=6733

Images:


(c) Bob J Hobbs/NA3T

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2008 02:46 JINX Added
12-Nov-2011 10:00 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
26-Jun-2013 22:26 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
04-Aug-2015 12:43 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source, Narrative]
27-Jul-2019 18:44 harro Updated [Photo]
13-Feb-2020 07:21 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator]

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