ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153671
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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1952 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 208 AFS RAF |
| Registration: | TG338 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Merryfield, Ilton, Ilchester, Somerset, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| 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, TG338, 208 AFS (Advanced Flying School) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) when crashed on landing at RAF Merryfield, Ilton, Ilchester, Somerset, 29.5.52. During the final stages of approach to RAF Merryfield, the aircraft's airspeed decayed below safe limits, the aircraft stalled, and a wing tip struck the ground, causing the aircraft to crash land on the runway. The pilot was believed to have sustained only minor injuries.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.129 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 250
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 62)
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.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
7. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Mar-2013 13:02 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Dec-2018 20:10 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
| 09-Jan-2020 15:14 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 08-Mar-2021 22:34 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Mar-2021 10:34 | Leliczek | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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