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| Date: | Wednesday 30 April 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WG892 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Abu Sueir, approximately 17 km west of Ismailia -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abu Sueir, Egpyt |
Collided with WL576 during practice mock attack on Mosquito & crashed near Abu Sueir in Egypt 30/4/1952. Pilot of Vampire WG892 was killed when he was thrown from his aircraft by the force on the collision
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Suwayr_Air_Base
www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=972
http://sixsqnassociation.org.uk/page8.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-Jun-2008 22:10 | JINX | Added |
| 01-Mar-2013 22:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 16-May-2015 17:34 | Victor III | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, ] |
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