Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WB562,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20369
 
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Date:Tuesday 29 July 1975
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:7 AEF RAF
Registration: WB562
MSN: C1/0014
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Newton, Nottinghamshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 29/7/1975: Lost control during aerobatics and crashed onto the disused airfield at Winthorpe, Nottnghamshire. Both crew were killed.

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J/ Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p.19)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1975.htm
3. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1129955/
4. http://web.archive.org/web/20131104114350/http://milky01.co.uk/?page_id=6722

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 03:57 JINX Added
07-Nov-2011 14:45 Dr. John Smith Updated [Date, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
23-Jun-2013 18:56 Dr. John Smith Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code]
09-Aug-2014 17:21 Anon. Updated [Operator, Embed code, Narrative]
09-Nov-2014 18:42 TomLewis Updated [Date]
26-Jul-2015 00:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative]
07-Dec-2015 18:06 Froome Updated [Operator]
22-Sep-2021 11:11 Anon. Updated [Departure airport]

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