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| Date: | Sunday 27 March 1949 |
| Time: | 11:45 |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.100 Vampire F Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 402 (City of Winnipeg) Sqn RCAF |
| Registration: | 17032 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 5 mi S of Stevenson Field/RCAF Winnipeg, Charleswood district Manitoba -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RCAF Winnipeg, MB |
| RCAF Winnipeg |
Vampire 17032 (RAF serial VP721) from No. 402 Sqn at RCAF Winnipeg, Manitoba.
F/O Bastable was to be part of a two-plane formation training flight. The weather at the time was overcast. The second aircraft was delayed in taking off and F/O Bastable had circled the airfield once, waiting for the second aircraft to join him. On his second circuit of the airfield, a witness saw the Vampire drop out of the clouds in a tail slide. The aircraft crashed into a snow-covered field approximately 5 miles south of Stevenson Field (RCAF Winnipeg), in the Charleswood district on 27/03/1949
The plane was destroyed shortly after take-off, when it entered cloud at 1,300 ft but later spun into the ground while inverted approximately 5 miles south of the airport. The pilot, F/O Vernon James Bastable, was killed. The investigation pointed to the pilot’s weak instrument flying skills.
Struck off Strength after Cat. "A" crash.04/04/1949
Crew:
F/O (C/120214) Vernon James BASTABLE (pilot) RCAF : killed
Sources:
The Winnipeg Evening Tribune 28 March 1949, p1
Canadian Military Aircraft, Serials & Photographs, 1920-1968
http://rcafassociation.ca/heritage/post-war-data/post-war-casualties-rcafcf/
https://legionmagazine.com/en/2010/04/the-problems-with-vampires-air-force-part-38/
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 02-Feb-2018 19:04 | TB | Added |
| 02-Feb-2018 19:07 | TB | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 06-Feb-2018 10:06 | TB | Updated [Registration, Source] |
| 08-Jan-2020 21:11 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 27-Feb-2021 19:53 | Cosmo | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 03-Jul-2024 19:27 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
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