ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 235575
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| Date: | Saturday 27 November 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 602 (City of Glasgow) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | VV567 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire |
| RAF Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk.9 VV567: Delivered 25/1/49. RAF Service was with 1689 Flight, 72 Squadron, and 602 (City of Glasgow) Squadron.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 27/11/54: overran the runway on landing at Abbotsinch, Renfrewshire, and collided with the perimeter fence. Aircraft deemed "damaged beyond economic repair" and Struck off Charge as Cat.5(c)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.166 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.101
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VV
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Apr-2020 13:30 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 29-Apr-2020 13:42 | BlB | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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