ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 136958
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| Date: | Wednesday 2 January 1957 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk 4 |
| Owner/operator: | 8 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WR556 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North of Kormaksar, Aden -
 Yemen
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| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Khormaksar, Aden |
| RAF Khormaksar, Aden | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed 2-1-1957 when collided with the ground on an air to ground gunnery exercise north of Khormaksar, Aden. Pilot killed. Wreckage to 131 MU RAF Khormaksar, where struck off charge 16-2-1957
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircvraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1983, p.91)
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
3. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
4. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WR
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jun-2011 01:58 | angels one five | Added |
| 17-Jan-2012 07:00 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator] |
| 28-Jun-2014 01:31 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 26-May-2015 12:43 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 25-Apr-2016 15:29 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jan-2020 20:52 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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