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| Date: | Saturday 19 January 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 401 (City of Westmount) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17039 |
| MSN: | EEP42345 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RCAF St. Hubert, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St. Hubert, QC |
| RCAF St. Hubert, QC |
Pilot F/O Gerald McCaughey of 401 Sqn (City of Westmount) (Auxiliary) was doing touch and goes at St. Hubert when on takeoff, he noted a small panel door on a wing had shifted and was partly blocking an air intake. This affected the flying characteristics of the aircraft. The pilot made a high speed forced landing, ground looped to avoid a snowplow and ran into a snow bank, shearing off the landing gear and damaging the auxiliary fuel tanks. The aircraft suffered Cat B damage and was repaired. The pilot was uninjured.
The Vampire was subsequently written off on 22-DEC-1966, with the Mexican AF, their serial FAM-9.
Sources:
The Montreal Gazette 22 January 1952, p13
The History of the De Havilland Vampire
https://caspir.warplane.com/aircraft/serial-search/aircraft-no/200001713#17039
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 11 June 1962 | 9 | Fuerza Aérea Mexicana | 0 | Mexico City |  |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Feb-2018 17:21 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jan-2020 22:40 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator, ] |
| 03-Jul-2024 21:45 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 10-Jun-2025 06:06 | Cosmo | Updated [Registration, Cn, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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