ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 30022
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| Date: | Sunday 25 May 1986 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | XH304 |
| MSN: | 15658 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vampire T.11 and Gloster Meteor T.1 WA669 made up the RAF CFS "Vintage Pair" aerobatic display team formed in 1972
During the air show at Mildenhall, Suffolk on 25/5/1986 and when performing a formation barrel roll the Vampire was unable to match the role rate of the Meteor. It passed under the Meteor and its starboard fin and rudder struck the Meteor’s port nacelle. The Vampire pitched up violently and the two crew (Sgt. A. Ball and Sqn. Ldr. D. Marchant) ejected. The Meteor crashed into a field killing both crew
Sources:
http://www.centralflyingschool.org.uk/History/History8.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194614/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1986.htm#may
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_mid_air_collisions_and_mid_air_incidents_in_the_United_Kingdom#1980s
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 03-Mar-2013 10:43 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Damage, Narrative] |
| 06-May-2013 13:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator] |
| 08-Jun-2015 19:00 | Dandy | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 09-Jan-2020 22:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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