ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231994
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| Date: | Thursday 16 July 1953 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk 5 |
| Owner/operator: | 229 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | VZ124 |
| MSN: | EEP/42... |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Arlington, 13 miles NE of RAF Chivenor, North Devon, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon |
| RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
De Havilland Vampire FB. Mk.5 VZ124, 229 OCU: Delivered 1/9/1952. Written off (destroyed) 16/7/53 when the aircraft's engine suffered a catastrophic failure and an explosion shortly after take off from RAF Chivenor, Barnstaple, Devon. The pilot bailed out successfully, and the aircraft dived into the ground at Arlington, North Devon, approximately 13 miles north-east of RAF Chivenor
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.147 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take-off: A Record of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p 389
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 101)
4. 229 OCU ORB (Operation Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for the period 1/1/1951 to 31/12/1955: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/2167 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101877
5. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/161: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424282
6. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/32/S2642: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578488
7. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VZ
8. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arlington,_Devon
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jan-2020 17:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Jan-2020 17:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 07-Jan-2020 19:14 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 04-May-2021 01:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-May-2021 08:41 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Narrative, Operator] |
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