ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14991
Last updated: 9 August 2020
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| Date: | 20-JAN-1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 FTS Royal Air Force (8 FTS RAF) |
| Registration: | WA215 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF stn Syerston, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire |
Impeller failed, undershot forced landing & DBR at RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire on 20.1.1959. Struck off charge as Cat.5(gi) and allocated for ground instructional use as 7598M with No.138 ATC Squadron, Nottingham; perished/scrapped at Syerston in the mid 1960's
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=972
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?86563-ATC-Squadron-instructional-airframes
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2008 19:26 | JINX | Added |
| 24-Jan-2013 15:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2015 09:03 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 10-Jan-2020 21:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Operator] |
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