ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139868
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| Date: | Sunday 2 February 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Aero Club of South Australia |
| Registration: | VH-BWB |
| MSN: | C1/0055 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Port Adelaide, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Parafield, SA (YPPF) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WB614: delivered to the RAF 27 February 1950. RAF service with 18 RFS and 15 RFS. Struck off charge 26 June 1956 when sold at 20 MU RAF Aston Down for export to Australia.
Written off on 2 February 1964: VH-BWB was destroyed when it failed to recover from solo spin practice in the Parafield training area, seriously injuring the pilot, Miss D. Workman. The machine came to rest in the grounds of the South Australian Gas Co at Port Adelaide. Fortunately Miss Workman was not killed.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1983. p.19)
2. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austb/VH-BWB.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
4. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Nov-2011 09:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Apr-2014 01:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 23:04 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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