Wirestrike Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG483,
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Date:Thursday 15 August 1968
Time:day
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:Basic Fixed Wing Flt AAC
Registration: WG483
MSN: C1/0533
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:2 miles WSW of Middle Wallop, Hampshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Middle Wallop, Hampshire (EGVP)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG483, Basic Fixed Wing Flight, Army Air Corps: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15.8.68: Lost power on take-off from Middle Wallop, Hampshire: hit HT cables and crashed during forced landing 2 miles west-south-west of the airfield

Sources:

1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1983)
2. https://www.hampshireairfields.co.uk/hancrash.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2008 03:46 JINX Added
11-Nov-2011 15:01 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
06-May-2013 20:08 Nepa Updated [Operator]
12-Jun-2022 19:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category]

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