Incident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 WG850,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20826
 
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Date:Thursday 2 February 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9
Owner/operator:28 Sqn RAF
Registration: WG850
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:Sek Kong -   Hong Kong
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Sek Kong, Hong Kong
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 2.2.1956: Hit bird on run in to break, landed safely at Sek Kong, Hong Kong, but not repaired. Struck off charge as Cat.5(c) 20.7.1956

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950_-_1959_16.html]
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/birds/birdstrikes.htm]
Serious birdstrike-related accidents to military aircraft of Europe and Israel: list and analysis of circumstances / W. John Richardson (Published in International 8ird Strike Committee Proceedings and Papers 23)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
08-Jun-2008 15:46 JINX Added
17-Jul-2010 12:36 harro Updated [Source]
13-Mar-2013 23:16 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Apr-2013 21:33 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
10-Jan-2020 21:58 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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