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| Date: | Thursday 15 October 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | RNAS Yeovilton SF FAA RN |
| Registration: | XA117 |
| MSN: | 15215 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Yeovilton (EGDY) |
| RNAS Brawdy | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15/10/1959: ran off the end of the runway during an emergency landing at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. Emergency caused by a rough running engine due to turbine blade fractures
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 10:58 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Mar-2013 12:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 05-Mar-2015 09:19 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, ] |
| 19-May-2015 06:39 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 10:03 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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