Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WP774, Saturday 30 April 1960
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Date:Saturday 30 April 1960
Time:day
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:Hull UAS RAF
Registration: WP774
MSN: C1/0663
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire (EGNB)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 WP774, Hull UAS (University Air Squadron), RAF: Written off 30.4.1960 when control was lost during a practice engine failure on take off from Brough Aerodrome, Brough, East Yorkshire. WP774 entered a spin, crashed into a shed and burned out. Both crew were killed

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983)
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/39/S2971: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=C6578751
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
4. http://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Archivesmonths/1974/1974%20-%20Oct.pdf
5. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brough_Aerodrome
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yorkshire_Universities_Air_Squadron
8. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
9. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WP

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
10-Nov-2011 15:49 Dr. John Smith Added
18-Mar-2014 20:21 Dr. John Smith Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
13-Feb-2020 08:11 Iwosh Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ]
11-Jul-2022 21:38 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]
12-Jul-2022 09:10 Nepa Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ]

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