ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20168
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| Date: | Friday 14 August 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | VZ877 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 4 miles south of Werdum -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Jever (G) |
| RAF Jever, Lower Saxony | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Mid-air collision with Vampire WA460 during formation break at 5,000 feet, the nose and cockpit of the aircraft struck the underside of the No.4 who was flying WA460 and crashed.
Pilot Flying Officer Geoffrey Wickham Spearman bailed out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.rafjever.org/93squadaircraft.htm#vz877
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-May-2008 05:45 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Jun-2008 21:55 | JINX | Updated |
| 05-Mar-2013 19:20 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Mar-2013 19:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 05-Apr-2013 14:08 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 06-Dec-2013 19:26 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2013 19:30 | TB | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2020 22:01 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Mar-2021 10:00 | Anon. | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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