ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153649
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | 736 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XA113 |
| MSN: | 15211 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | HMS Fulmar, RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | HMS Fulmar /RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
| HMS Fulmar /RNAS Lossiemouth | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T.Mk 22 XA113: Notified as awaiting collection 16/9/53, delivered 18/9/1953 to GNS Blackcap, RNAS Stretton. Thence to HMS Fulmar, RNAS Lossiemouth 23/3/54. Operational service was with 736 Squadron FAA RN at Lossiemouth as "LM-235" from 14/10/54
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/8/1955: caught fire following a wheels up landing at Lossiemouth, Morayshire after the port wheel had jammed in the "up position". Both crew Lieutenant J D Baker (pilot) and Sub Lieutenant C V Cripps - were uninjured
Sent for repair to Brooklands Aviation at Sywell, Northamptonshire, 17/9/55 but not completed; returned to Naval charge at NATSU Worthy Down, Winchester, Hampshire (in unrepaired state) 16/11/55. Struck off charge as Cat.ZZ 22/11/1955. Damaged airframe assigned to HMS Gamecock (RNAS Bramcote, Warwickshire) for use in fire fighting training until at least October 1956.
Sources:
1. http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1955.htm
3. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh115.pdf
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA .
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2013 20:42 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Mar-2013 16:16 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Source] |
| 06-Mar-2013 10:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-May-2013 08:57 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 11:25 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 25-May-2020 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2020 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 27-May-2023 09:43 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Narrative]] |
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