Incident de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk 1 WK503,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21211
 
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Date:Tuesday 1 November 1955
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:60 Sqn RAF
Registration: WK503
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Tengah, Singapore -   Singapore
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Tengah, Singapore
Destination airport:RAF Tengah
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Hit by ricocheting 20mm shell during cannon attack on ground target. Aircraft returned to base safely, but not repaired. Deemed to be beyond economic repair, and broken up/reduced to spares and produce

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WK
www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
18-Jun-2008 11:45 JINX Added
20-Dec-2011 15:50 Dr. John Smith Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Mar-2012 11:44 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport]

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