Accident de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk I WE365,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20563
 
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Date:Wednesday 27 October 1954
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic VNOM model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB Mk I
Owner/operator:98 Sqn RAF
Registration: WE365
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Fassberg, Celle, Lower Saxony -   Germany
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Fassberg, Germany (ETHS)
Destination airport:RAF Fassberg, Germany (ETHS)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
De Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.Mk.1 WE365,["M"] 98 Squadron, RAF: Written off (destroyed) 27/10/54 when caught fire in flight and dived into the ground on approach to RAF Fassberg, Celle, Lower Saxony, West Germany. Pilot killed

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.165 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 32)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/245: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424366
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WE
5. http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH112%20prodn%20list.txt
6. http://www.rafjever.org/98squadaircraft.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jun-2008 09:23 JINX Added
18-Jun-2008 11:25 JINX Updated
30-Sep-2013 10:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
10-Jan-2020 22:40 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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