ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 248353
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| Date: | Thursday 6 March 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 202 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | VV446 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, North Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales (VLY/EGOV) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk 5 VV446, 202 AFS (Advanced Flying School) RAF: delivered 28/9/1948. Written off (destroyed) 6/3/1952 when collided with Vampire WA290 (also of 202 AFS) during formation take-off from RAF Valley, Anglesey, North Wales, and dived into the ground. Both aircraft were destroyed, but both pilots survived.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.124 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.227
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-SZ999 (James J Halley Air Britain 2003) 2nd Ed, p.6
4. 202 AFS ORB (Operational Record Boook)(Air Mininstry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/3/1951 to 31/5/1954: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2144 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101854
5. Roy Sloan, Anglesey Air Accidents during the 20th Century (Llygad Gwalch Cyf,2002, ISBN: 9780863816772)
6. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VV
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2021 01:37 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Mar-2021 21:47 | ABBA | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 02-Mar-2021 16:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
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