ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154109
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| Date: | Saturday 19 September 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Aero Club of Western Australia |
| Registration: | VH-RFW |
| MSN: | C1-0088 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | Bull Creek, near Perth, WA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | |
| Bull Creek, Perth, WA | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ex-RAF Chipmunk T.10 WB578. Delivered to the RAF 23/03/1950. Struck off charge 30/08/1955. On 24/09/56 sold to W. S. Shackleton, London, England - for export to Australia as VH-RFW. Sold to Royal Aero Club of Western Australia
Written off 19/09/1959: WH-RFW ran off the strip and was destroyed whilst making a forced landing on the emergency strip in the Bull Creek pine tree plantation on the edge of the Perth southern suburbs, on what is now Jandakot Airport. .
Sources:
http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austmz/VH-RFW.html
http://www.dhcchipmunk.com/0030.html
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 15-Mar-2013 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jun-2022 19:20 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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