ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205712
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| Date: | Friday 22 June 1951 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 438 (Wild Cat) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17013 |
| MSN: | BQ-013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chatham, New Brunswick -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St. Hubert, QC |
| RCAF Chatham, NB | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
3 February 1948 - Taken on strength by RCAF. RAF serial VP686 assigned, never marked. With the Central Flying School at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario. Flew lead in the first Vampire public display in Canada, a three plane formation fly by for the Governor General in Toronto on 29 May 1948. Pilot was Flight Lt "Irish" Ireland. Later to 438 Squadron, RCAF.
Sources:
1. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_Vampire_III.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VP
3. https://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_Vampire_III.html
438 Sqn archives & VAC archives
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Feb-2018 10:14 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:46 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 03-Feb-2020 20:55 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-Feb-2020 18:44 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 13-Sep-2020 22:00 | tachel | Updated [Registration, Cn, Destination airport, Source] |
| 19-Mar-2021 01:42 | tachel | Updated [Narrative] |
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