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| Date: | Monday 12 May 1958 |
| Time: | night |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | VZ178 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 6 miles east of Leicester, Leicestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Crashed and destroyed. Flew into ground during night navex.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
https://picturestocktonarchive.wordpress.com/2012/10/02/vampire-jet/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2013 15:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Mar-2013 15:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Jul-2013 16:52 | JINX | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 28-Feb-2015 09:07 | Scout | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
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