ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153721
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| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1960 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 11 |
| Owner/operator: | 5 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | WZ587 |
| MSN: | 15162 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Southerby, 6 miles N of Methwold, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed and destroyed 16/8/1960: Failed to recover from a spin and dived into the ground at Southerby, six miles north of Methwold, Norfolk. The pilot (Flying Officer E. J. Shere) ejected safely
Sources:
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194401/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1960.htm#
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578769
http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/wg928.shtml
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WZ
http://www.flightglobal.com/FlightPDFArchive/1958/1958-1-%20-%200392.PDF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Mar-2013 15:03 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 14-Mar-2019 19:58 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 19:11 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Operator] |
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