ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 140119
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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Date:22-AUG-1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22
Operator:Williamson Diamonds Ltd
Registration: VR-TBE
C/n / msn: C1/0408
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Airplane damage: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:Shinyanga -   Tanzania
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Shinyanga< Tanzania
Narrative:
VR-TBE: DHC.1 Chipmunk 22 (C1-0408). Registered (Certificate of Registry 41) 18/5/51 to Williamson Diamonds Ltd, Nairobi. Crashed on landing at Shinyanga, Tanganiyka (now Tanzania) 22/8/54, at approximate co-ordinates: 03°39′43″S 33°25′23″E

Registration cancelled 13/10/54 as "aircraft destroyed"

Sources:
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/vr-taa.pdf


Revision history:

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27-Nov-2011 23:13 Dr. John Smith Added
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