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| Date: | Friday 17 March 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
| Owner/operator: | Ceylon Air Academy |
| Registration: | 4R-AAX |
| MSN: | C1/0656 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ratmalana, Colombo -
 Sri Lanka
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Colombo-Ratmalana Airport (RML/VCCC) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Aircraft loaned by Royal Ceylon Air Force (CT106). Crashed by railway line, Ratmalana.
Sources:
www.elanka.com.au/rcyaf-display-in-1963-by-gp-capt-kumar-kirinde-slaf-retd/
https://www.scramble.nl/database/military/lk#results
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2025 19:46 | Ron Averes | Added |
| 06-Mar-2025 13:37 | Ron Averes | Updated [Source, ] |
| 29-Mar-2025 05:54 | Prometheus | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Cn, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Mar-2025 07:29 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, ] |
| 29-Mar-2025 07:56 | Prometheus | Updated [Location, ] |
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