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| Date: | Friday 3 October 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 4 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VZ834 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Jever, 4.3 km west-southwest of Schortens, Lower Saxony. -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jever, Lower Saxony. (Ger.) |
| RAF Jever |
Destroyed in a Category 5 flying accident on 3.10.1952. Whilst making an emergency landing due to running out of fuel, aircraft overshot and was destroyed at RAF Jever, West Germany.
Crew:
F/O Francis Fletcher (pilot) RAF taken to hospital but died 8.10.1952 of injuries sustained.
VZ834 was Struck Off Charge as Cat.5(c) on 8.10.1952
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
http://www.rafjever.org/4squadaircraft.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 17:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 07:15 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 08-Jan-2020 22:12 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 12:32 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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