Accident de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk.4 WR552,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154828
 
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Date:Saturday 30 August 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VNOM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk.4
Owner/operator:8 Sqn RAF
Registration: WR552
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:The plateau of Jebel Akhdar -   Oman
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Sharjah
Destination airport:RAF Sharjah
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Crashed. The pilot Owen Watkinson was killed.

Sources:

https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/319277-crashed-venom-jebel-akhdar-oman.html
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/332157-8-sqd-venom-crash-oman-50-years-ago.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
06-Apr-2013 11:35 gerard57 Added
06-Apr-2013 11:46 gerard57 Updated [Aircraft type, Registration]
26-Jul-2013 16:44 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]

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