ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 17488
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 September 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | De Havilland Aircraft Co. |
| Registration: | TG279 |
| MSN: | EEP/42003 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Greenham Common, Berkshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
| Hatfield, Hertfordshire |
20min. after takeoff on 12/9/1945, aircraft was heard diving at very high speed. It emerged from cloud over Greenham Common, diving inverted . It impacted the ground close to the RAF station HQ and disintegrated. The pilot, on loan from the RAE at Farnborough, was killed.
Pilot S/Ldr (77789) John Charles Sheldon Turner RAFVR - killed
Sources:
http://thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/memorial/entry.php?id=161
http://www.unithistories.com/officers/RAFVR_officers_T01.html
http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
http://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?id=223794071079440&story_fbid=363480697059582
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Apr-2008 21:06 | Nepa | Added |
| 09-Jun-2009 01:16 | angels one five | Updated |
| 08-Jun-2010 16:09 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 01-Mar-2013 22:02 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 17-May-2014 11:31 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2020 20:55 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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