ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204659
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| Date: | Sunday 9 November 1952 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 442 (Caribou) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17061 |
| MSN: | EEP 42379 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Boundery Bay, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Sea Island BC |
| RCAF Sea Island BC | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Two Vampire jets of 442 “City of Vancouver” Auxiliary Fighter Squadron, based at RCAF Station Sea island, BC, collided with wingtips at a target range near Boundary Bay, 13 miles south of the air base. Flying Officer William J. Ross (22), pilot of Vampire 17061, crashed and was killed. F/O Charles Dodwell in the other Vampire landed safely.
Sources:
1. Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 10 November 1952, p2/26 January 1953, p7
2. Royal Canadian Air Force, Aircraft Finish and Markings 1947-1968 (pg 179)
3. https://waterloowarbirds.com/pages/honour-wall
4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/154816723/william-james-ross
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 18-Jan-2018 18:48 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jan-2020 22:14 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
| 24-Feb-2020 14:25 | Xindel XL | Updated [Operator, Phase, Narrative, Operator] |
| 04-Mar-2022 07:23 | Cosmo | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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