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| Date: | Wednesday 16 June 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | CFS RCAF |
| Registration: | 17009 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lake Ontario, 1.5 mile east of Bowmanville, Ontario -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Trenton, ON |
| RCAF Trenton |
Vampire 17009 (RAF serial VP682 assigned but never applied) from the Central Flying School at RCAF Trenton, ON.
The plane crashed into Lake Ontario during a height climb on 16/06/1948.
S/Ldr Broadbent who was on the Vampire conversion course, was on a local training flight in Vampire 17009. The aircraft was witnessed nose diving into Lake Ontario near Bowmanville, ON.
The pilot’s body was located on the shore of Lake Ontario almost five months later on 11/10/1948.
A faulty oxygen system and hypoxia was suspected as the probable cause.
Crew:
S/Ldr (C/1585) Stanley Yendle BROADBENT (pilot) RCAF : killed
Sources:
Sixty Years, p214
Toronto Daily Star 16 Jun 1948, p 1.
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix 17 June 1948, p17
The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 12 October 1948, p17
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155378110
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Jan-2018 19:23 | TB | Added |
| 02-Feb-2018 19:23 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:07 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
| 18-Feb-2021 08:36 | Cosmo | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2024 18:27 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Narrative, Operator] |
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