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| Date: | Thursday 17 August 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | RAF Old Sarum |
| Registration: | WB558 |
| MSN: | C1/0010 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Old Sarum, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Old Sarum |
| Old Sarum |
Hit a released glider cable during take off from Old Sarum, Wiltshire. The cable became embedded in the port wing and the aircraft cartwheeled into the ground
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
http://www.na3t.org/air/photo/AG11345
AATDC Ref 620
Images:
old sarum post accident
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 03:43 | JINX | Added |
| 07-Oct-2009 03:22 | harro | Updated |
| 11-Nov-2011 14:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Jan-2024 20:24 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Photo, ] |
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