ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 139612
Last updated: 20 June 2013
This information is added by users of ASN. ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
If you feel this information is incomplete or incorrect, you can submit corrected information.
| Date: | 29-JUL-1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland Vampire F.Mk 3 |
| Operator: | 410 (Cougar) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17084 |
| C/n / msn: | EEP42402 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | nr RCAF stn St Hubert, Quebec -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF St Hubert |
A Vampire jet of the 'Blue Devils' formation aerobatic team crashed when its pilot was practicing a display routine.
Squadron-Leader Robert Allen Kipp DSO, DFC, RCAF was killed in this accident.
R.I.P.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_military_aircraft_%281945%E2%80%931949%29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Nov-2011 00:43 | angels one five | Added |
| 02-Nov-2011 00:52 | angels one five | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 02-Nov-2011 01:06 | angels one five | Updated [Registration, Cn] |
| 17-Jan-2012 11:01 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 30-Jan-2012 08:21 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description