ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153772
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| Date: | Wednesday 6 August 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 9 |
| Owner/operator: | 7 FTS RAF |
| Registration: | WP998 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Valley, Anglesey, Wales |
| RAF Valley, Anglesey | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6/8/1958: lost height rapidly while on approach to Valley, Anglesey. WP998 struck a rocky outcrop, a railway line and then ploughed through boggy land before sliding onto the runway on its belly. The Iraqi pilot was uninjured but a sheep was killed
Sources:
www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://adf-serials.com.au/nz-serials/wg928.shtml
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Mar-2013 09:36 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Dec-2018 13:29 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Nature, Departure airport, Operator] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:42 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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