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| Date: | Monday 16 June 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WA148 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Sylt, near Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Sylt (Ger.) |
Written off 16/06/1952: Hit runway at RAF Sylt, West Germany during stream landing, overshot & crashlanded. Pilot RAF survived
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2008 09:15 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2008 17:01 | JINX | Updated |
| 06-May-2013 12:13 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2015 17:38 | Xindel | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, ] |
| 17-May-2015 06:22 | Lixon | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 15:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 07-Jul-2023 09:23 | Nepa | Updated |
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