Incident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 WA387,
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Date:Wednesday 3 December 1952
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
Owner/operator:185 Sqn RAF
Registration: WA387
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Baghdad West -   Iraq
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Wampire WA387: Took off for test flight. 03/12/1952
Engine failed on air test & DBR in bellylanding.
Crew:???? Ok

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Singapore Standard 5 December 1952, p7

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-May-2008 00:02 JINX Added
12-Feb-2015 14:54 Emil Robot Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
24-Mar-2019 07:50 TB Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source]
16-Nov-2019 18:32 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
09-Jan-2020 21:39 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
23-Aug-2022 12:17 Nepa Updated [Time, Phase, Narrative, Operator]

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