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| Date: | Monday 24 October 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | XE953 |
| MSN: | 15662 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Swinderby |
Badly damaged in a belly landing at Swinderby, Lincolnshire om 24/10/1960 following engine failure. Later declared a write off: struck off charge as Cat.5(C) at 60 MU RAF Church Fenton on 23/11/1960
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs#1960
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2013 14:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2019 19:59 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Nature, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 19:12 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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