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Date: | Sunday 7 June 1959 |
Time: | day |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
Owner/operator: | Bristol UAS RAF |
Registration: | WZ880 |
MSN: | C1/0921 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Winterbourne, Filton, Bristol, Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Filton, Bristol (EGTG/FZO) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10, WZ880, Bristol UAS (University Air Squadron): Written off (destroyed) 7/6/59 Failed to recover from a spin at Winterborne near Filton, Gloucestershire during aerobatics The pilot abandoned the aircraft at the last moment after trying unsuccessfully to release the cadet, who was killed when the aircraft dived into the ground.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.201 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 111)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/412:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424533 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ 5.
https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm 7.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winterbourne,_Gloucestershire Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
10-Nov-2011 14:39 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
25-Jan-2020 19:05 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
13-Feb-2020 08:08 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |