Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WP898, Friday 2 May 1958
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Date:Friday 2 May 1958
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:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WP898
MSN: C1/0769
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Unknown
Location:RAF Ahlhorn -   Germany
Phase: Taxi
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Ahlhorn
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hit a flagpole while taxying ->SOC

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Nov-2011 11:58 Dr. John Smith Added
06-May-2013 19:09 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, ]
17-Dec-2016 21:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]
27-Feb-2018 07:54 TB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Destination airport, Narrative, ]
27-Feb-2018 07:55 TB Updated [Source, ]
27-Feb-2018 07:55 TB Updated [Source, ]
27-Feb-2018 07:56 TB Updated [Destination airport, ]
09-Apr-2024 10:59 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Source, Operator, ]
31-May-2025 17:37 TB Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, ]
31-May-2025 18:25 TB Updated [Source, Damage, Narrative, ]

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