ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139348
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| Date: | Saturday 2 June 2001 |
| Time: | 17:02 UTC |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | de Havilland Flying Group |
| Registration: | G-DHAV |
| MSN: | 48913 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1955 |
| Engine model: | Rolls Royce Goblin MK35B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Biggin Hill Airport, Bromley, Kent -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Demo/Airshow/Display |
| Departure airport: | Biggin Hill, Kent (BQH/EGKB) |
| Biggin Hill, Kent (BQH/EGKB) | |
| Investigating agency: | AAIB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The Vampire trainer was taking part in an air display along with a DH Sea Vixen. Flying behind the other aircraft and about to follow it in a wingover manoeuvre, the Vampire Trainer was upset by jet efflux and wing tip vortices.
The Vampire Trainer rolled inverted and dived into the ground at a 45 degree angle, banked steeply to the right. It struck the ground about 850 metres from the end of RWY 03/21 and disintegrated in flames. Only about 5 seconds elapsed between the loss of control and the ground impact. The plane was destroyed and both pilots were killed.
According to a BBC report (see link #6, second story): "The men killed in the crash have been named as Sir Ken Hayr, a former deputy chief of defence staff, from Warwickshire, and Jonathan Kerr from Bournemouth. In a statement, Mr Kerr's family said: "Jonathon was a very special person, who lived for his passion and died living it. He worked hard and achieved his ambition to reassemble and fly his own Vampire."
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. AAIB: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5422ec9aed915d137400011f/dft_avsafety_pdf_507791.pdf
2. CAA: https://siteapps.caa.co.uk/g-info/rk=DHAV
3. www.ab-ix.co.uk/dh115.pdf
4. http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000479611.html
5. http://www.airliners.net/photo/Untitled/De-Havilland-DH-115-Vampire-T11/1039584
6. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1367391.stm
7. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?1546-Vampire-Crashes-at-Biggin-Hill
8. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk/1366524.stm_/default.stm
9. https://www.pprune.org/rumours-news/961-biggin-air-show.html
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 21-Oct-2011 03:40 | angels one five | Added |
| 14-Dec-2012 10:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 17-Jul-2016 12:56 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source] |
| 17-Jul-2016 13:09 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Apr-2017 23:17 | Aerossurance | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2020 22:26 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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