Accident de Havilland Vampire (Mistral) 80, Friday 13 January 1956
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Date:Friday 13 January 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland Vampire (Mistral)
Owner/operator:Armée de l'Air
Registration: 80
MSN: 80
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Saint Maurice, Ardèche 07 -   France
Phase: Initial climb
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Salon-de-Provence/Ecolè (701)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Two Mistral crashed after flew into dense fog. Pilot Asp Vaitilingon bailed out.

Sources:

L'Echo d'Oran 14 January 1956
Drames Aeriens d'Ardèche

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
24-Jun-2020 20:12 TB Added
24-Jun-2020 20:21 TB Updated [Location, ]
19-Oct-2020 18:35 TB Updated [Registration, Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ]
19-Oct-2020 18:35 TB Updated [Other fatalities, ]
19-Oct-2020 18:41 TB Updated [Narrative, ]

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