Accident de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk CF-CXU, Sunday 28 October 1956
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Date:Sunday 28 October 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic DHC1 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk
Owner/operator:Hamilton Flying Club
Registration: CF-CXU
MSN: 125-163
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Caistorville, ON -   Canada
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Unknown
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RCAF Mount Hope, ON
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit power cable while trying emergency landing in a field due to fog. Reserve pilot F/O Ronald Brice (35).

Sources:

The Ottawa Journal 29 October 1956, p12
Ottawa Citizen 29 October 1956, p11
CASPIR https://caspir.warplane.com/aircraft/serial-search/aircraft-no/200000414#CFCXU

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Feb-2018 16:49 TB Added
09-May-2025 17:12 murykken Updated [Registration, Cn, Source, ]

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