Accident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 WA173, Wednesday 20 January 1954
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Date:Wednesday 20 January 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
Owner/operator:16 Sqn RAF
Registration: WA173
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Nr. Meitze -   Germany
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Dived into ground in bad weather.

Sources:

Vampire production list

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2008 13:51 JINX Added
08-Jun-2008 21:39 JINX Updated
17-May-2015 07:20 MiG21 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ]

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