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| Date: | Saturday 30 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WR552 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | The plateau of Jebel Akhdar -
 Oman
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Sharjah |
| RAF Sharjah |
Crashed. The pilot Owen Watkinson was killed.
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/319277-crashed-venom-jebel-akhdar-oman.html
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/332157-8-sqd-venom-crash-oman-50-years-ago.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2013 11:35 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Apr-2013 11:46 | gerard57 | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, ] |
| 26-Jul-2013 16:44 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
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