Incident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WB906,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20436
 
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Date:Sunday 17 January 1954
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:80 Sqn RAF
Registration: WB906
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Kai Tak -   Hong Kong
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Kai Tak
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hornet F3 WB906 - Written off. Blown back on to runway by slipstream from leader on take-off & ditched. 17.01.1954
Crew: ???

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jun-2008 01:05 JINX Added
07-Jun-2008 14:19 JINX Updated
15-Jun-2015 11:22 BlB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
15-Jun-2018 05:33 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]
26-Dec-2021 02:47 Ron Averes Updated [Location]

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