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| Date: | Tuesday 10 June 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | Middleton St. George SF RAF |
| Registration: | XH296 |
| MSN: | 15614 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Middleton St. George, Co.Durham |
| RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10/6/1958: the engine failed on landing at RAF Dishforth, North Yorkshire. XH296 overshot and the undercarriage was raised to facilitate an emergency stop.
Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) on 11/7/1958: stripped out remains to RAF Sutton on Hull fire dump for fire fighting/crash rescue training
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
http://www.nelsam.org.uk/NEAR/Events/BoBatHome/ThornabyBoB57.htm
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 09:17 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Mar-2013 11:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 06-May-2013 19:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 18:24 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 22:33 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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