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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | WZ587 |
| MSN: | 15162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southerby, 6 miles N of Methwold, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
Crashed and destroyed 16/8/1960: Failed to recover from a spin and dived into the ground at Southerby, six miles north of Methwold, Norfolk. The pilot (Flying Officer E. J. Shere) ejected safely
Pilot was killed as he failed to eject before aircraft impacted with the ground. E J Shere was my amazing Dad who I still miss after his passing in 2012.
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194401/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1960.htm#
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578769
http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/wg928.shtml
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1958/1958-1-%20-%200392.PDF
Surviving pilot EJ Shere was my father
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2013 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2019 19:58 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 19:11 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 09-Mar-2025 08:28 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
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