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| Date: | Thursday 23 June 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Birmingham UAS RAF |
| Registration: | WK631 |
| MSN: | C1/0645 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Tibberton Grange, Shropshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Shawbury, Shropshire |
During a flight from Shawbury WK631 collided with WP834. Both aircraft crashed at Tibberton Grange, Shropshire, killing both crew on board WK631, and the pilot of WP834
Crew of WK631:
Pilot: P/O Geoffrey Wallace Dowd 25 killed.
P/O Robert Anthony Spooner 26 killed.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jun-2008 19:15 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Nov-2011 13:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Feb-2020 07:44 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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