Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WG488,
ASN logo
ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20811
 
This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information. If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.

Date:Wednesday 23 July 1969
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:4 AEF RAF
Registration: WG488
MSN: C1/0538
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Braunton, 6 miles E of Woolacombe, Devon, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Chivenor, Devon
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Spun into the ground at low altitude near Braunton, Devon. (Aircraft was on loan to 229 OCU at the time accident). Both crew killed.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG
http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/AG11332

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2008 05:27 JINX Added
11-Nov-2011 15:23 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Nov-2018 18:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator]

Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description

The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:

CONNECT WITH US: FSF on social media FSF Facebook FSF Twitter FSF Youtube FSF LinkedIn FSF Instagram

©2024 Flight Safety Foundation

1920 Ballenger Av, 4th Fl.
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
www.FlightSafety.org