Incident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 WA133,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14952
 
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Date:Tuesday 10 March 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
Owner/operator:145 Sqn RAF
Registration: WA133
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 miles SW of RAF Celle, Lower Saxony -   Germany
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Celle, Lower Saxony (ZCN/ETHC)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 10/03/1953: Abandoned after engine blew up 10 miles south west of RAF Celle, West Germany. pilot bailed out

Sources:

Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air britain 1985)
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2008 08:49 JINX Added
18-Jan-2012 02:28 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase]
06-May-2013 11:34 Dr. John Smith Updated [Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
09-Jan-2020 21:45 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Operator]
08-Apr-2024 20:35 Nepa Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator]

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