ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20167
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| Date: | Friday 11 December 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 202 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | WA459 |
| MSN: | EEP/422.. |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4.5 miles south east of RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 WA459, 202 AFS (Advanced Flying School), RAF: delivered 27/8/1951. Written off (destroyed) 11 December 1953 when engine failed (caught fire) on take-off, forcelanded four-and-a-half miles South East of RAF Valley, Anglesey, and caught fire. Aircraft burnt out, but no reported injuries to the pilot
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.153 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 Colin Cummings p 435
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 9)
4. 202 AFS ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/3/1951 to 31/5/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2144 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101854
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 05:33 | JINX | Added |
| 17-May-2015 07:18 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 09-Jan-2020 21:17 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Nature, Operator] |
| 16-Feb-2020 00:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Feb-2020 12:00 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 23-May-2021 22:11 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 24-May-2021 09:18 | Iwosch | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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