ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 204714
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| Date: | Sunday 16 January 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) |
| Registration: | 17034 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Capilano River area, BC -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Sea Island, BC |
| RCAF Sea Island, BC |
442 Sqn pilot, Flying Officer John A. Borrie (25), was on a local training mission when his Vampire crashed into a mountain near the Capilano River.The pilot died in the crash. The cause was put down to inexperience as he had only four hours on type.
Sources:
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 17 January 1949, p6/19 January 1949, p15
Canadian Military Aircraft, Serials & Photographs, 1920-1968 (p424)
http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_Vampire_III.html
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/04/the-problems-with-vampires-air-force-part-38/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 19-Jan-2018 20:28 | TB | Added |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:10 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 26-Feb-2021 08:13 | Cosmo | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
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