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| Date: | Friday 16 January 1948 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RCAF |
| Registration: | 17013 |
| MSN: | BQ-013 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RCAF Trenton, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON |
| RCAF Trenton |
Vampite RCAF 17013 (RAF serial VP686) from the Central Flying School RCAF Trenton, ON.
On 16 Jan 1948, the a/c suffered Cat “C” damage when the pilot undershot the landing by 160 yards and blew the port tire off completely. 16/01/1948
Crew:??? OK
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, ] |
| 03-Jul-2024 22:13 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-Jul-2024 22:14 | Nepa | Updated [Date, Operator, ] |
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