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| Date: | Sunday 17 June 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Bristol UAS RAF |
| Registration: | WP976 |
| MSN: | C1/0842 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Filton, Bristol. Gloucestershire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Filton, Bristol (FZO/EGTG) |
Written off 17/6/1962: Control was lost while landing at Filton, Gloucestershire in high winds. WP976 bounced, smashed through the boundary fence, and came to rest inverted in a field. The pilot was slightly injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p.87)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Nov-2011 11:06 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-Oct-2013 23:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2013 22:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:56 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
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