Accident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 WA162,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 14965
 
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Date:Friday 21 September 1951
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
Owner/operator:26 Sqn RAF
Registration: WA162
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:3 miles NE of Stadthagen -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wunsdorf (G)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 21/09/1951: Wingtip hit ground during ground attack exercise & broke up, 3 miles NE of Stadthagen, West Germany

Sources:

Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WA999 (James J Halley Air Britain 1985)
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WA
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._26_Squadron_RAF#Post_war

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
01-Mar-2008 09:29 JINX Added
06-May-2013 13:02 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
16-May-2015 17:15 Xindel Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport]
08-Jan-2020 22:28 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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