Accident de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk 1 WE341,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20559
 
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Date:Saturday 15 August 1953
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic VNOM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk 1
Owner/operator:5 Sqn RAF
Registration: WE341
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Brüggen, Elmpt‎, ‎North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF Brüggen, North Rhine-Westphalia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
P/O pilot RAF he was killed whilst flying in Venom FB.Mk.1 (WE341) of No 5 Sqn, which struck the ground after stalling whilst attempting to land at RAF Bruggen.
Flew into ground on approach and hit lighting poles.
Crew:
???? (pilot) RAF - killed

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jun-2008 09:10 JINX Added
18-Jun-2008 10:55 JINX Updated
06-Dec-2013 20:01 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
08-Apr-2024 21:21 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport, Operator]
09-Apr-2024 10:51 Nepa Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator]

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