ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138235
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| Date: | Friday 2 August 1946 |
| Time: | 18:30 LT |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire FB Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Swiss Air Force |
| Registration: | J-1001 |
| MSN: | EEP/42460 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dübendorf - LSMD -
 Switzerland
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | LSMD |
| LSMD |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) in a flying accident at Dubendorf on 2 August 1946. Touched the ground with the wing again shortly after take off and made a crash landing. The Vampire skidded 135 metres before it came to the rest. The pilot escaped uninjured, but the Vampire was destroyed. It was the first Vampire delivered to Swiss Air Force - having been handed over just seven days earlier at the DH factory at Hatfield, Hertfordshire on July 27th 1946
Sources:
http://178.83.198.61/wings/04-SAF/000-SAF-Basis-e.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Air_Force#The_Cold_War
http://www.mc-one.ch/documents/right%20stuff/dokuments/Vampire/vampire1.htm
https://old.hermannkeist.ch/jet/de-havilland-vampire.html
http://www.lw.admin.ch/internet/luftwaffe/de/home/themen/history/mittelaus/vampire.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Aug-2011 02:09 | Alpine Flight | Added |
| 02-Mar-2013 11:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 02-Mar-2013 11:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn] |
| 08-Jan-2020 20:56 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
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