ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14938
Last updated: 19 May 2013
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| Date: | 05-JAN-1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Vampire FB Mk.5 |
| Operator: | RAF 5 Sqn. |
| Registration: | WA103 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Buldern, SE of Munster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wunsdorf. West Germany |
Crashed and destroyed 5/1/1953: Hit tree & crashed at Buldern, south east of Munster during practice low level attack. Pilot F/O Desmond Bernard Farrant. Aged 27. RAF (Killed)
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8520-Vampire-(-)-crash-nr-Muenster-1953
http://www.veterans-uk.info/afm2/roll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=R2619
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2008 07:46 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Mar-2013 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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