ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 238915
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| Date: | Thursday 11 April 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.113 Vampire NF Mk 10 |
| Owner/operator: | 2 ANS RAF |
| Registration: | WM706 |
| MSN: | 13054 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.113 Vampire NF.10 WM706: Delivered 31/03/1952. Operational service career was with 23 Squadron, RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, and as "K" of 2 ANS (Air Navigation School) at RAF Thorney Island, Hampshire. As such WM706 "K" had its radar removed and was modified for navigation training with a clear-view canopy, but still without ejector seats.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 11/4/1957: Aircraft became airborne at too low an airspeed and failed to gain height on take off from RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, Hampshire. A drop tank touched the ground and exploded. The aircraft skidded over mud flats, broke up after colliding with a sea wall, and caught fire. The two crew escaped with slight injuries.
Crew of Vampire WM706
Flying Officer P.T.Staton RAF (pilot, Service Number 4060870)
Cadet G. Wilson, RAF (trainee)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.189 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 79)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.241-242
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
5. https://www.dehavillandmuseum.co.uk/aircraft/de-havilland-dh113-vampire-nf10/
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH113%20prodn%20list.txt
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WM
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Jul-2020 23:20 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Aug-2020 11:38 | MiG15 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Operator] |
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