Gear-up landing Accident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WB873, Friday 15 October 1954
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Date:Friday 15 October 1954
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:33 Sqn RAF
Registration: WB873
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Butterworth, Malaya -   Malaysia
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Butterworth
Narrative:
Hornet WB873 Engine failed & DBR in bellylanding. SOC 15/10/1954 as CAT 5(c)
Crew: ??? Ok

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103 prodn list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Jun-2008 19:21 JINX Added
07-Jun-2008 14:20 JINX Updated
18-Jan-2016 13:10 JIXN Updated [Operator, Location, ]
10-Jun-2018 14:16 Anon. Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, Destination airport, ]
15-Jun-2018 20:23 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]

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