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Date: | Monday 14 November 1955 |
Time: | |
Type: | de Havilland DH 112 Venom FB Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 14 Sqn RNZAF |
Registration: | WE453 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
Location: | RAF Tengah, Singapore -
Singapore
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Test |
Departure airport: | RAF Tengah |
Destination airport: | RAF Tengah |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Delivered 5 January 1954. With No.6 Squadron RAF. To No.14 Squadron, Tengah, Singapore. Aircraft hired from RAF for anti-terrorism operations during the Malayan Emergency. Coded "H". Squadron strength of 16 aircraft was comprised of various aircraft at different times from 1955-1958.
In service with 14 Squadron from October 1955 until December 1955. Suffered an engine fire during a test flight on 14 November 1955 when piloted by Flying Officer Dick Broderick but was safely landed back at Tengah and was not repaired
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//nz-serials/we370.shtml
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt
http://nvva.nl/renekrul/catalogs/de.haviland.venom.fb.1s.we435-x.we453-v.we454-d.jpg_
Revision history:
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04-Jun-2008 17:14 |
JINX |
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04-Jun-2008 17:16 |
JINX |
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18-Jun-2008 07:34 |
JINX |
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20-Dec-2011 15:56 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
21-Jan-2012 07:43 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
15-Jan-2015 05:46 |
angels one five |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Narrative] |
21-May-2015 04:42 |
Angel dick one |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |