Accident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WB907, Thursday 20 March 1952
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Date:Thursday 20 March 1952
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:80 Sqn RAF
Registration: WB907
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1 mi W of Stanley Point -   Hong Kong
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Hornet F3 WB907 - Dived into sea out of cloud 1m W of Stanley Point Hong Kong 20.03.1952
Crew:???

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Java-bode 22 March 1952, p1

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
02-Jun-2008 01:07 JINX Added
15-Jun-2015 11:19 BlB Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
10-Jun-2018 13:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Phase, ]
15-Jun-2018 05:33 Nepa Updated [Location, Source, Narrative, ]
08-Mar-2025 07:13 TB Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, ]

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