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| Date: | Sunday 4 November 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | London UAS RAF |
| Registration: | WD372 |
| MSN: | C1/0310 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 mi S of Reading, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Written off 4/11/1962 whewn collided with Beagle Terrier G-ASAE and crashed at Fobney Pumping Station, 2 miles south of Reading, Berkshire*. All three crew (two in the Chipmunk, plus one (the pilot) of the Beagle) were killed when both aircraft disintegrated.
*Note that the official CAA/RAF Board of Inquiry report gives the crash location as "Whitley, Berkshire"
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999 (James J. Halley, 1983)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=343
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?78785-71-MU-Bicester
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 14:53 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Nov-2011 11:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Oct-2013 02:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:49 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 30-Mar-2020 17:40 | rod brown | Updated [Other fatalities, ] |
| 30-Jun-2025 17:22 | TB | Updated [Location, Narrative, ] |
| 30-Jun-2025 17:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Source, ] |
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