ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153744
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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | WZ495 |
| MSN: | 15091 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Elsworth, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Oakington | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed 15.10.1959: a pair of DH Vampire T.11 of 5 FTS, RAF, of the 'Hot Box' aerobatic display team collided during a display for a passing-out parade at Oakington
WZ495 collided with XE897 during a change of formation as part of a display practice. WZ495 dived inverted into the ground at Elsworth, Cambridgeshire killing the pilot Flt Sgt H W Gibson AFM
The other aircraft (XE897) flown by Flt Sgt R G Gregory was able to return to base, but was severely damaged, and subsequently struck off charge.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/307076-airshow-related-accidents-2.html
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a79.shtml
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 11:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Mar-2013 09:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Cn, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Dec-2018 13:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 19:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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