ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20165
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 210 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | WA455 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Grimsditch Camp/RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | Grimsditch Camp/RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk 5, VV467, 210 AFS (Advanced Flying School), RAF: delivered 28/10/1948. Written off 26/3/1953: Stalled during formation take-off from Grimsditch Camp/RAF Tarrant Rushton, Dorset and bellylanded back onto the airfield.
Although the aircraft was written off (deemed "damaged beyond economic repair") the pilot appears to have survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.144 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.375
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley Air Britain 2003)
4. 210 AFS ORB (Operational Record Boook)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/9/1952 to 30/4/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2148/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7162863
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
6. http://dorset.hampshireairfields.co.uk/dorcrash.html
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
8. https://martinvillagearchive.org.uk/?p=3523
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 05:28 | JINX | Added |
| 17-May-2015 07:00 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jan-2020 21:28 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Operator] |
| 19-Apr-2021 23:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source] |
| 30-Apr-2021 03:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 30-Apr-2021 08:56 | Investig | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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