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| Date: | Monday 3 December 1951 |
| Time: | |
| Type: | de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 80 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WB902 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Clark Field AFB -
 Philippines
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Seletar, Singapore |
| USAF Clark Field |
Hornet F3 WB902 - Written off 03.12.1951 Flew into high ground on GCA approach. Aircraft was on a ferrying flight from Singapore to Hong Kong and crashed in bad weather.
Crew:
Fg Offr William Duncan Heard 2238620 RAF (pilot) - bailed-out, Killed in Flying Accident. Buried at the British (Protestant) Cemetery, Manila
Sources:
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
FlyPast August 1987
https://www.cranwellian-ian.com/ewExternalFiles/Post-WWIIRAFLossesv1.3.pdf
RAF Cranwell Roll of Honour: https://www.cranwellian-ian.com/ewExternalFiles/Post-WWIICadetGERoHV5.1.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Jun-2008 00:57 | JINX | Added |
| 28-Jul-2013 07:27 | harro | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, ] |
| 15-Jun-2015 11:19 | JEPA | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, ] |
| 10-Jun-2018 13:45 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 15-Jun-2018 05:34 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Nature, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2025 12:00 | Anon. | Updated [Total fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 25-Jun-2025 15:31 | Carrotcruncher | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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