ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153740
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| Date: | Friday 12 June 1959 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | Ferry Wg RAF |
| Registration: | VV640 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Bristol Channel, off RAF Llandow, South Glamorgan, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Athan, Glamorgan, South Wales |
| RAF Llandow, South Glamorgan | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
This Vampire's service life included assignments to RAF Flying College, 6 FTS and RAF Fighter Command Ferry Wing. Written off 12/6/1959: Crashed into the Bristol Channel while on approach to Llandow near St Athan, Glamorgan. The pilot was killed.
Sources:
1. Halley, J J, 1985, Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100 to VZ999, p.91.
2. http://www.ggat.org.uk/timeline/pdf/Military%20Aircraft%20Crash%20Sites%20in%20Southeast%20Wales.pdf
3. http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/515425/details/de-havilland-vampire-fb5-vv640
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 09:18 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 18-May-2015 18:12 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 19-May-2019 00:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2019 04:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-May-2023 20:02 | Nepa | Updated [[Aircraft type, Operator]] |
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