ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20840
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Date: | Wednesday 30 April 1952 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 |
Owner/operator: | 6 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WG892 |
MSN: | EEP/42... |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Abu Sueir, approximately 17 km west of Ismailia -
Egypt
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Abu Sueir, Egpyt |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Collided with WL576 during practice mock attack on Mosquito & crashed near Abu Sueir in Egypt 30/4/1952. Pilot of Vampire WG892 was killed when he was thrown from his aircraft by the force on the collision
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Suwayr_Air_Base www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=972 http://sixsqnassociation.org.uk/page8.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
08-Jun-2008 22:10 |
JINX |
Added |
01-Mar-2013 22:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
16-May-2015 17:34 |
Victor III |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
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