Date:	Tuesday 4 July 1950
Time:	day
Type:	de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5
Owner/operator:	16 Sqn RAF
Registration:	VV663
MSN:	EEP/42...
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	1 mile east of RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -   Germany
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Gütersloh, (GUT/ETUO)
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
De Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB.Mk.5 VV663: Built by English Electric at Preston, and delivered 5/4/49 to 16 Squadron, RAF Gütersloh, Germany. Written off (destroyed) 4/7/50 when dived into the ground one mile east of RAF Gütersloh, Germany, shortly after take off. Pilot killed
Crew of Vampire VV663
F/O Charles Martin Aymer Vallance - killed on active service 4/7/50

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.78. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 p 37
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT220/10: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424131
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/31/S2503: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578349
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VV
6. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._16_Squadron_RAF#Post_war

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Dec-2019 20:55	Dr. John Smith	Added
22-Dec-2019 21:21	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
08-Apr-2024 21:20	Nepa	Updated [Location, Narrative, Operator]