Accident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WB898,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20431
 
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Date:Wednesday 15 July 1953
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:45 Sqn RAF
Registration: WB898
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:10 miles north-west of RAF Butterworth -   Malaysia
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hornet WB898 - Dived into ground 10m NW of Butterworth Malaya 15/07/1953
Dived into ground during firing practice.
Crew:
??? (pilot) - killed

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
FlyPast August 1987

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jun-2008 00:42 JINX Added
18-Jan-2012 02:30 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Source]
28-Jul-2013 09:18 harro Updated [Source]
10-Jun-2018 13:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location]
15-Jun-2018 05:34 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative]

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