ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20599
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| Date: | Wednesday 21 May 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RAF |
| Registration: | WE830 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Little Rissington, Cirencester, Gloucestershire |
| RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5, WE830, CFS (Central Flying School), RAF: delivered 4/9/1951. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21/5/1952, when crashed on approach to RAF Little Rissington, Gloucestershire. The Vampire dived into the ground as the airspeed decayed below safe limits on final approach to RAF LIttle Rissington, and the aircraft stalled. The pilot apparently survived uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.129 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 250
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 62)
4. The History of the De Havilland Vampire By David Watkins
5. RAF in Camera: 1950s p.81 By Keith Wilson
6. CFS RAF ORB (Operational Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/12/1955: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2310/2 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C7163225
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
9. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2008 23:05 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Jun-2008 14:30 | JINX | Updated |
| 16-May-2015 17:35 | Victor III | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 08-Mar-2021 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2021 10:31 | Komes | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2021 23:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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