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| Date: | Thursday 14 April 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | F-OARP |
| MSN: | C1/0362 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Fort Rixon, Matabeleland South -
 Zimbabwe
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Bulawayo Airport, Bulawayo, Rhodesia (FVBU) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF WG309. Delivered 14/06/1951. RAF service with 5 FTS, and 4 FTS. Struck off charge 17/06/1953 at Heany, Southern Rhodesia. Sold off to civil ownership in Kenya as VP-YKU. Resold and re-registered as F-OARP (French Civil Register) on 29/10/1953. Crashed in the Claremont Mine area at Fort Rixon, Matabeleland, 48 miles north-east of Bulawayo, Rhodesia (at approximate co ordinates 20°01′S 29°16′E) on 14/04/1955
Sources:
1. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950_-_1959_16.html]
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Rixon
Birmingham Daily Gazette 14.4.55
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Nov-2011 13:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Dec-2016 19:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Mar-2020 06:47 | rod brown | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 08:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 13-Apr-2022 09:05 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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