ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153977
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| Date: | Monday 16 January 1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom NF Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 141 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WX795 |
| MSN: | 12661 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk (EGYC) |
| RAF Coltishall, Norfolk (EGYC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
de Havilland DH.112 Venom NF Mk 3 WX795 [coded "D"] of 141 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/1/1956 when belly landed into a field and hit a wall near RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, after the engine cut on approach. Both crew survived.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.177 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 106)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.173
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/34/S2799: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578579
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/318: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424439
6. 141 Squadron ORB (Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) 1 Jan 1956 to 31 Dec 1960: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2819/1 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8431870
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WX
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt
9. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Mar-2013 23:32 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 08-Apr-2013 21:32 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 13-Apr-2013 16:42 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-Jun-2015 09:02 | Iwosh | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Departure airport] |
| 04-Oct-2018 13:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Operator] |
| 17-Jan-2020 01:45 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport] |
| 14-Feb-2020 22:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2020 23:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jun-2020 23:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
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