Incident de Havilland DH.103 Hornet FR Mk 4 WF979,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20758
 
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Date:Monday 26 January 1953
Time:
Type:de Havilland DH.103 Hornet FR Mk 4
Owner/operator:33 Sqn RAF
Registration: WF979
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Butterworth, Malaya -   Malaysia
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Butterworth
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hornet WF979: Written off after losing power Butterworth Malaya 26/01/1953
Lost power on take-off, undercarriage raised to stop & DBR.
Crew:
???? (pilot) RAF - Ok

Sources:

http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH103%20prodn%20list.txt
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2008 14:30 JINX Added
19-Jun-2013 18:21 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
13-Aug-2013 22:42 JINX Updated [Operator, Source]
18-Jan-2016 17:45 JIXN Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]
15-Jun-2018 05:34 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]
18-May-2023 20:23 Nepa Updated [[Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative]]

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