ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153641
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| Date: | Thursday 17 March 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.115 Vampire T Mk 22 |
| Owner/operator: | 736 Sqn FAA RN |
| Registration: | XA103 |
| MSN: | 15201 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ben Klibrech, Sutherland, Scotland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | HMS Fulmar /RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland Vampire XA103: Delivered 18/9/53. Known RN FAA service was with 736 NAS FAA RN (as LM/230) at HMS Fulmar, RNAS Lossiemouth, Morayshire.
Written off 17/3/1955: crashed on Ben Klibrech, Sutherland after the pilot lost control of the aircraft. Both crew were killed. Pieces of wreckage were still present in 2010 next to a memorial cairn. The crash site of Ben Klibreck (Scottish Gaelic: Beinn Clìbric) is a Scottish mountain located in central Sutherland. It is an isolated hill, rising above a large area of moorland. The highest point, Meall nan Con, rises to 962 metres (3,165 feet) and is therefore the second most northerly Munro after Ben Hope.
Crew of Sea Vampire T.22 XA103:
Lieutenant Peter L Beers RN (pilot)
Lieutenant John H Knight RN (pilot)
According to the RAF Kinloss operational record book aka F540 the RAF Kinloss MRT were called out to this accident on 17th March and located the widely scattered wreckage on 18th March.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XA
2. http://www.wtdwhd.co.uk/CC18/Day5.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1955.htm
4. https://www.walkhighlands.co.uk/Forum/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=4647
5. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
6. https://www.ab-ix.co.uk/pdfs/dh115.pdf
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH115%20prodn%20list.txt
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ben_Klibreck
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2013 17:16 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-Mar-2013 11:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 06-Mar-2013 11:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 07-May-2013 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 11:43 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 08-May-2020 17:56 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2020 17:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 27-May-2023 09:54 | Nepa | Updated [[Source]] |
| 22-Aug-2023 07:55 | Anon. | Updated [[[Source]]] |
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