ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 205525
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| Date: | Sunday 27 March 1949 |
| Time: | 11:45 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17032 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Charleswood, MB -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Winnipeg, MB |
| RCAF Winnipeg, MB |
Flying Officer Vernon James Bastable, of 402 Sqn City of Winnipeg Auxiliary fighter squadron, was to be part of a two-plane formation training flight. The weather at the time was overcast. The second aircraft was delayed in taking off and F/O Bastable had circled the airfield once, waiting for the second aircraft to join him. On his second circuit of the airfield, a witness saw the Vampire drop out of the clouds in a tail slide. The aircraft crashed into a snow-covered field approximately 5 miles south of Stevenson Field (RCAF Winnipeg), in the Charleswood district. Flying Officer V.J. Bastable was killed in the crash which was attributed to unfamiliarity with instrument flying.
Sources:
The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 28 March 1949, p1
Canadian Military Aircraft, Serials & Photographs, 1920-1968
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/04/the-problems-with-vampires-air-force-part-38/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 19:04 | TB | Added |
| 02-Feb-2018 19:07 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2018 10:06 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:11 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:53 | Cosmo | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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