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| Date: | Tuesday 8 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WA122 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ems Jade Canal Bridge, 4.5 miles SSW of Jever -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jever (G) |
Destroyed in a Category 5 Flying Accident. Dived into the ground during simulated RP attack on bridges on Ems Jade Canal, 4 1/2 miles SSW of RAF Jever, West Germany.
According to the squadron diary entry for the incident "Pilot Officer Roger L. Dimock was flying Number Two in our flight. After the leader broke from his attack and was diving away to starboard, Pilot Officer Dimock's aircraft [WA122] struck the ground and disintegrated. He was killed instantaneously. The Wing Commander ordered all aircraft to return to base, and flying ceased for the day."
Pilot: P/O Roger Dimmock RAF killed.
Sources:
http://www.rafjever.org/4squadaircraft.htm
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2008 08:31 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Jun-2008 21:24 | JINX | Updated |
| 05-Mar-2013 17:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2013 17:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 15:05 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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