ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 183653
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| Date: | Saturday 12 February 1955 |
| Time: | 12:20 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17052 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | west of Picton, ON -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario |
| RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Vampire 17052, flown by pilot F/L Gerry Gilroy of 400 City of Toronto (Auxiliary) Squadron, was one of two RCAF Vampires that were practicing ground attacks at the Point Pitre Range in Prince Edward County ON. Following several attacks, the aircraft flamed out due to fuel starvation. The pilot was able to successfully carry out a manual bail out at 500 feet, one of only two successful bail outs from RCAF Vampires.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 14 February 1955, p6
https://www.thehistoryhangar.ca/aircraft---other/the-vampire/vampire-bail-out_1
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jan-2016 18:30 | TB | Added |
| 01-Jan-2018 18:31 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Jan-2018 20:56 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 15-Jan-2018 15:42 | TB | Updated [Registration, Departure airport, Source] |
| 10-Jan-2020 11:38 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 16-May-2021 06:02 | Cosmo | Updated [Time, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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