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| Date: | Saturday 30 November 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WB573 |
| MSN: | C1/0025 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi S of Porlock, Somerset -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Bristol/Filton Airport (FZO/EGTG |
Written off 30/11/1968: Flew into a hill in bad weather 3 miles south of Porlock, Somerset. Pilot killed, aircraft destroyed.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999\
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WB
http://www.dhcchipmunk.com/0025.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Jun-2008 10:42 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Nov-2011 15:09 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2013 12:23 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Aug-2014 15:57 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
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