ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20575
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| Date: | Tuesday 23 April 1957 |
| Time: | 20:40 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 60 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WE399 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Tengah, Singapore -
 Singapore
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Hit Landrover on night take-off & swung off runway being DBR. The Land Rover was a small fire tender. The occupants were Jnr Tech Peter Arundell of Hull Yorkshire and SAC Alan Ledson of Aintree Liverpool. The Aircraft was travelling at around 100 mph for a night training flight at about 20:40hrs when the edge of starboard wing and the wingtip fuel tank tore accross the front of the landrover, demolishing the windscreen and the canvas roof. Both occupants were killed instantly.
The Pilot felt a jolt but thought a tyre had burst.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2008 12:19 | JINX | Added |
| 18-Jun-2008 11:45 | JINX | Updated |
| 15-Mar-2012 11:55 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source] |
| 20-Aug-2017 15:30 | jimSim | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 27-Feb-2018 07:03 | brett361975 | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2020 15:12 | Union Jack | Updated [Narrative] |
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