Incident de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 WA345,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20136
 
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Date:Saturday 31 January 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VAMP model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
Owner/operator:5 Sqn RAF
Registration: WA345
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
WA345 - Engine failed, overshot landing & undercarriage raised to stop.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
28-May-2008 23:25 JINX Added
17-Aug-2011 06:01 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Source]
17-Aug-2011 12:18 Uli Elch Updated [[Location, Source]]
12-Aug-2014 16:06 Earl Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
28-Oct-2019 19:35 Uli Elch Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport]
05-Nov-2019 18:21 Anon. Updated [Operator, Operator]
09-Jan-2020 21:57 stehlik49 Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
05-Feb-2020 10:58 stehlik49 Updated [Location, Operator]

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