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| Date: | Wednesday 10 June 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | VZ357 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Taxi |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Oakington |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10/6/1959 when it ran into Vampires WE846 and XD463 (also of 5 FTS) after the starboard brakes failed whilst taxying at RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire. The other aircraft were only slightly damaged, and were returned to service after repairs.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 09:35 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Dec-2018 13:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:41 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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