ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153853
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 July 1949 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 226 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | VF312 |
| MSN: | EE/P/42221 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Suffolk, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Suffolk |
| RAF Bentwaters, Woodbridge, Suffolk |
De Havilland Vampire F.Mk.1 VF312 (BB-C) 226 OCU, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5 July 1949 in a forced landing at RAF Bentwaters, Suffolk. The pilot survived unharmed.
Shortly after take-off, and at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the engine's impeller blades failed, and set up a vibration, which caused various fuel lines to fracture, and a fire ensued.
The pilot (Pilot II Stefan Zagroba) made a successful forced landing at RAF Bentwaters, and received a 'Green Endorsement" in his flying log book for his handling of the emergency situation.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.90. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 62)
3. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.512
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/29/W2452: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578298
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=VF
6. http://www.dehavilland.ukf.net/_DH100%20prodn%20list.txt
7. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
8. Airfix Magazine December 1973: https://archive.org/stream/Airfix_Magazine_1973-12/Airfix_Magazine_1973-12_djvu.txt
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._226_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF#Operational_history
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bentwaters#Second_World_War
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Mar-2013 19:22 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 21-May-2015 08:54 | Unites | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location] |
| 04-Dec-2019 17:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:18 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
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