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| Date: | Tuesday 17 January 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipnunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | ZS-DIR |
| MSN: | C1-0339 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Thabazumbi -
 South Africa
|
| 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 WG274 - delivered 04/05/1951; to 4 FTS, RAF Heany, Southern Rhodesia. Sold at No.394 MU Heany, Rhodesia 19/06/1953. Civil registered as ZS-DIR 29/10/1953. Written off when crashed near Thabazumbi, South Africa
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
http://www.dehavilland.co.za/DHC-1_Chipmunk.html
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WG
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2012 19:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2013 16:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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