ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153707
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Date: | Tuesday 4 September 1962 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
Owner/operator: | 8 FTS RAF |
Registration: | XD448 |
MSN: | 15385 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off (damaged beyond repair) 4/9/1962: Struck a flock of birds (seagulls) during take off from Swinderby, Lincolnshire. The pilot abandoned take off but the aircraft overran into soft ground
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs#1962 www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/birds/birdstrikes.htm]
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
03-Mar-2013 11:07 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
15-Mar-2019 08:38 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Operator, Nature] |
10-Jan-2020 19:25 |
stehlik49 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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