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| Date: | Monday 5 January 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WA103 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Buldern/Dülmen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wunsdorf |
Hit tree and crashed at Buldern (now Buldern/Dülmen), south west of Münster during practice low level attack. Pilot F/O Desmond Bernard Farrant (27).
Sources:
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?8520-Vampire-(-)-crash-nr-Muenster-1953
https://www.gov.uk/search-armed-forces-memorial-roll-of-honourroll-of-honour.php?SerialNo=R2619
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2008 07:46 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Mar-2013 13:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Jun-2013 18:15 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 21:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 13-May-2025 15:00 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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