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| Date: | Tuesday 2 February 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XD520 |
| MSN: | 15354 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Swinderby |
Faulty altimeter (there was only one altimeter in the T11 at that time) resulted in aircraft hitting the ground after descending through low cloud. The aircraft was sufficiently serviceable to recover to Swinderby but never flew again. There were two on board, an instructor and a student pilot, both of whom stayed with the aircraft and were unharmed.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XD
http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
One of the two pilots in the aircraft.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 07:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jan-2017 20:54 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 02-Feb-2017 18:43 | john23 | Updated [Date, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 22:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
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