ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248320
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| Date: | Tuesday 4 March 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 208 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | TG352 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Merryfield, Ilton, Ilchester, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Merryfield, Ilton, Ilchester, Somerset (EGDI) |
| RAF Merryfield, Ilton, Ilchester, Somerset (EGDI) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F.Mk 1 TG352, 208 AFS (Advanced Flying School) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair 4/3/1952 in a landing accident at RAF Merryfield, Ilton, Ilchester, Somerset. During the landing run, the pilot attempted to turn off the runway at RAF Merryfield while still travelling at high speed. The stress this caused the port undercarriage leg to collapse, and the aircraft slewed around on the grass. While the aircraft was written off (damaged beyond repair), the pilot appears to have escaped uninjured.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.123 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.227
4. Wings Over Somerset: Aircraft Crashes since the End of World War II By Peter Forrester
5. 208 AFS ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/11/1951 to 31/5/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) flie AIR 29/2147 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101857
6. http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Merryfield#RAF_Transport_Command/RAF_Training_Unit/Royal_Navy_use
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Feb-2021 21:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Feb-2021 21:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Feb-2021 10:38 | Emil Robot | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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