ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20405
Last updated: 19 June 2013
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| Date: | 25-MAY-1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Operator: | RAF London UAS |
| Registration: | WB607 |
| C/n / msn: | C1/0048 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | near Booker, High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Booker Airfield (EGTB) High Wycombe, Bucks. |
Hit HT cable during forced landing soon after take off near Booker Airfield, High Wycombe Buckinghamshire.
Damage initially assessed as Cat.3 (Repairable): returned to de Havilland's for repairs. However, upon inspection, damage was more severe than initially assessed, and WB607 was re-classified as "beyond ecomonic repair". Struck off charge on 13/09/1951 as CAT 5(Scrap)
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
www.cnapg.net/chipmunk.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 16:06 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Jun-2008 22:01 | JINX | Updated |
| 12-Nov-2011 08:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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