ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139864
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| Date: | Saturday 19 March 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Aero Club of Southern Tasmania |
| Registration: | VH-BSK |
| MSN: | C1/0047 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ralph's Bay, TAS -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Llanherne Airport, Hobart, Tasmania (HBA/YMHB) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WB606, delivered 05/04/1950. RAF service with 18 RFS and London University Air Squadron. Struck off charge at 22 MU, RAF Silloth, Cumbria on 01/08/1956. Sold to Australia, and registered in September 1956 to the Aero Club of Southern Tasmania as VH-BSR. Re-registered VH-BSK in 1957 when VH-BSR was re-allocated to the former RAF DHC-1 Chipmunk WB743. Written off 19/03/1960 when ditched into Ralph's Bay, Tasmania
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983, p.19)
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BSK.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralphs_Bay
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobart_Airport
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2011 07:50 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2014 23:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Jun-2022 11:56 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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