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| Date: | Monday 10 April 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | VH-RSR |
| MSN: | C1/0500 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake MacQuarie, near Swansea, NSW -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WG426. Struck off charge at 394 MU Heany, Southern Rhodesia on 29/10/1953. Sold to Australia as VH-BNU, and first registered as such in 1954. Later re-registered VH-RSR, and, as such, written off when ditched into Lake MacQuarie, near Swansea, New South Wales on 10/04/1961
Sources:
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BNU.html
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
www.cnapg.net/chipmunk.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2011 07:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Nov-2011 07:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Source, ] |
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