Gear-up landing Incident de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 XE953,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153719
 
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Date:Monday 24 October 1960
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11
Owner/operator:8 FTS RAF
Registration: XE953
MSN: 15662
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Training
Departure airport:RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Swinderby
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
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/timeContributorUpdates
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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