ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153733
Last updated: 24 August 2020
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| Date: | 19-JAN-1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 CAACU Royal Air Force (3 CAACU RAF) |
| Registration: | VZ302 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Exeter, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Exeter, Devon |
| Exeter, Devon (EXT/EGTE) |
Crashed and destroyed 19/1/1959: Stalled while on approach to Exeter, Devon after the pilot overcorrected when the port wing dropped. It crashed inverted into a field and caught fire killing the pilot
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 07:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2019 18:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:51 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Operator] |
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