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Date: | Monday 23 September 1957 |
Time: | day |
Type: | De Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4 |
Owner/operator: | 11 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WR426 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | Arnøje, Stevns, Storstrom, Zeeland -
Denmark
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Wunstorf, Germany (ETNW) |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:De Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.4 WR426, 11 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 23 September 1957 when rolled during a practice attack and hit the ground at Arnøje, Stevns, Storstrom, Zeeland, Denmark at approximate co ordinates 55°19' 0" North, 12°18' 0" East
Formally struck off charge by 2nd TAF RAF 01/10/1957 as CAT 5(c)
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.146 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 90)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/37/S2896:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578676 4.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm 5.
http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WR Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
14-Feb-2020 23:24 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
14-Feb-2020 23:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
15-Feb-2020 00:11 |
Iwosh |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |