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| Date: | Thursday 15 January 1953 |
| Time: | c. 10:45 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | J-1026 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Buttigliera Alta (TO) -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMM |
| LSGS |
Lost engine at 9000m AMSL. Pilot Maj Otto Rantsch (24) decided to make an emergency landing. During landing the Vampire touched trees and crashed. Pilot escaped with minor injuires, but the Vampire was destroyed.
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/000-SAF-Basis-e.htm
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1953_01/19530116_0001.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Jul-2011 13:36 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 23-Dec-2013 20:11 | TB | Updated [Time, Cn, Location, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 21:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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