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| Date: | Monday 16 July 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | Bruggen SF RAF |
| Registration: | XD441 |
| MSN: | 15265 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bruggen, (Ger.) |
| RAF Bruggen |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/7/1956 when The undercarriage was retracted in error on landing at Bruggen, West Germany
To 431 MU RAF Bruggen, where struck off charge and broken up for spares and scrap
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 19:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Mar-2013 20:50 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-May-2013 18:48 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 18:23 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 09-Jan-2020 22:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:12 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
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