Accident de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB54 , Friday 21 June 1968
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Date:Friday 21 June 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VNOM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB54
Owner/operator:Fuerza Aérea Venezolana (FAV)
Registration:
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Palo Negro, Edo.Aragua -   Venezuela
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:BA Palo Negro, Edo.Aragua
Destination airport:BA El Sombrero, Edo.Guárico
Narrative:
Crashed from a four ship formation after inflight fire, shortly after take-off. STTE (AV) José Agostín Borges Blasco ejected and was injured. The formation was en route to a shooting exercise.

Note: registation on the drawning is just an example

Sources:

https://favclubven.wordpress.com/2025/05/12/avion-en-llamas/

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Mar-2025 09:26 TB Added
07-Sep-2025 18:01 TB Updated [Registration, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ]
07-Sep-2025 18:07 TB Updated [Source, ]
13-Sep-2025 17:16 TB Updated [Registration, Narrative, ]

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