Accident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 17008,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205686
 
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Date:Friday 12 September 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3
Owner/operator:Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
Registration: 17008
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Trenton, ON -   Canada
Phase: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RCAF Trenton, ON
Destination airport:RCAF Trenton, ON
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Vampire 17008 of No. 1 Flying Instructor School, crashed on the airfield at RCAF Station Trenton during a training flight, 12-Sep-1952. Pilot, Flying Officer John N. McLachlan died, when the aircraft failed to come out of a low-level roll.

Sources:

The Ottawa Journal 12 September 1952, p1/13 September 1952, p4
https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-training-casualties-rcafcf/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
05-Feb-2018 19:29 TB Added
05-Feb-2018 19:36 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
08-Jan-2020 22:15 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
31-Mar-2021 07:35 Cosmo Updated [Registration, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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