Accident de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 XE827, Thursday 14 July 1960
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Date:Thursday 14 July 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:4 FTS RAF
Registration: XE827
MSN: 15543
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire
Destination airport:RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire
Narrative:
Written off (damaged beyond repair) on 14/7/1960: force-landed at Swinderby, Lincolnshire, after the engine cut and the controls jammed

Sources:

http://www.bcar.org.uk/1960s-incident-logs#1960
www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
http://rafworksop.btck.co.uk/AircraftBasedatWorksop

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
03-Mar-2013 15:31 Dr. John Smith Added
14-Mar-2019 19:57 stehlik49 Updated [Operator, Nature, ]
10-Jan-2020 19:10 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ]

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