ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204107
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| Date: | Sunday 2 May 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17038 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Beaverton, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Stn Downsview, ON |
| RCAF Stn Downsview, ON | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
F/O James A. Purvis of 411 County of York (Fighter) Squadron (Auxiliary) was on a training flight in Vampire 17038 when he crashed into a swamp near Beaverton, ON. The pilot was killed in the crash.
Note: Some Vampire references state 17038 was sold in the USA as N6876D. The Vampire sold as N6876D was 17083.
Sources:
1.Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 3 May 1954, p5
2.Scramble
3.https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
4.http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 09-Jan-2018 20:55 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jan-2018 15:45 | TB | Updated [Registration, Cn, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2020 11:02 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 26-Dec-2020 18:00 | Dr.Roup | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 23-Feb-2021 08:12 | Cosmo | Updated [Registration, Cn, Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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