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Date: | Sunday 17 June 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland Canada DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10 |
Owner/operator: | Bristol UAS RAF |
Registration: | WP976 |
MSN: | C1/0842 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Filton, Bristol. Gloucestershire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | |
Destination airport: | Filton, Bristol (FZO/EGTG) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 17/6/1962: Control was lost while landing at Filton, Gloucestershire in high winds. WP976 bounced, smashed through the boundary fence, and came to rest inverted in a field. The pilot was slightly injured
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p.87)
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
11-Nov-2011 11:06 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
18-Oct-2013 23:56 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source, Narrative] |
19-Oct-2013 22:43 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Source] |
13-Feb-2020 07:56 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |