ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20805
Last updated: 26 May 2013
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| Date: | 20-AUG-1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Operator: | RAF MCCS |
| Registration: | WG457 |
| C/n / msn: | C1/0507 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Andover, Hampshire (EGWA/ADV) |
After recovering from a loop during a tail chase the pilot found that he was very close to the ground with a railway viaduct on one side, HT cables on the other and a hill in front. He pulled up sharply, stalled and crashed at Hurstbourne Tarrant, Hampshire.
Note: MCCS=Maintenance Command Communications Squadron.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/hancrash.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurstbourne_Tarrant
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2008 02:43 | JINX | Added |
| 09-Nov-2011 06:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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