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| Date: | Tuesday 7 October 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | VZ273 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 7/10/1958: belly-landed at Valley, Anglesey after the undercarriage jammed up and failed to lower and lock on final approach
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://rafworksop.btck.co.uk/AircraftBasedatWorksop
http://www.rafjever.org/93squadaircraft.htm
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 09:47 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Dec-2018 13:30 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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