Accident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WB885,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20428
 
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Date:Wednesday 3 February 1954
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:33 Sqn RAF
Registration: WB885
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Butterworth, Malaya -   Malaysia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Butterworth
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hornet WB885: Written off after losing power Butterworth Malaya 03/02/1954
Both engines lost power after take-off, overshot landing & overturned.
Crew:
??? (pilot) - killed

Sources:

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

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 19:29 JINX Added
07-Jun-2008 14:18 JINX Updated
19-Jun-2013 18:25 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
13-Aug-2013 22:41 JINX Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source]
18-Jan-2016 17:46 JIXN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport]
15-Jun-2018 05:34 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative]

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