Incident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WD350,
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Date:Tuesday 22 July 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:Leeds UAS RAF
Registration: WD350
MSN: C1/0288
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Birkin, Selby, North Yorkshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Yeadon (LBA) West Yorkshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Abandoned by the crew during a spin over Birkin, Yorkshire: aircraft failed to recover from spin, and dived into the grounbd

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birkin

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
22 July 1953 WD350 Leeds UAS RAF 1 Park House Farm, Birkin, SW of Selby, North Yorkshire, England w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Nov-2011 12:42 Dr. John Smith Added
13-Feb-2020 08:05 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator]

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