Incident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3 WF955,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20750
 
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Date:Wednesday 18 June 1952
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet F Mk 3
Owner/operator:1 OFU RAF
Registration: WF955
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Persian Gulf, off Kalak -   Iraq
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Ferry/positioning
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hornet F3 WF955 - Ditched Persian Gulf off Kalak Iran 18.6.52
Ditched after undercarriage jammed & engine lost power on ferry flight.

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2008 13:58 JINX Added
10-Jun-2018 13:45 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Phase, Nature]
15-Jun-2018 05:35 Nepa Updated [Source, Narrative]

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