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| Date: | Saturday 15 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WE341 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Brüggen, North Rhine-Westphalia |
P/O pilot RAF he was killed whilst flying in Venom FB.Mk.1 (WE341) of No 5 Sqn, which struck the ground after stalling whilst attempting to land at RAF Bruggen.
Flew into ground on approach and hit lighting poles.
Crew:
???? (pilot) RAF - killed
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2008 09:10 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jun-2008 10:55 | JINX | Updated |
| 06-Dec-2013 20:01 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2024 10:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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