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| Date: | Saturday 5 July 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | 727 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XA106 |
| MSN: | 15204 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RNAS Brawdy, Pembrokeshire, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | RNAS Brawdy |
| RNAS Brawdy |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5/7/1958: During a practice for an Air Display, the aircraft lost height during a roll and crashed at Brawdy, Pembrokeshire. Pilot, Lt A Howarth, killed. Aircraft was practicing for air day,. flew low and wing hit control tower. Aircraft then hit parked fuel bowser.
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
Fleet Air Arm Fixed wing Aircraft since 1945, Sturtivant, Howard, Burrows, Air Britain.
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 09:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Mar-2013 12:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 07-May-2013 14:22 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
| 11-Jun-2020 15:53 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Oct-2023 09:45 | Wallaby | Updated |
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