1957 Singapore airplane crash
 A similar DH.112 Venom FB as in the crash, at Manchester Ringway Airport in 1954 | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 8 July 1957 |
| Summary | Crashed into a housing block killing the pilot and 5 others. In the aftermath also a fireman died. |
| Site | Singapore |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.MK 1 |
| Operator | 60 Squadron RAF |
| Registration | WK471 |
| Flight origin | Tengah Air Base |
| Crew | 1 |
| Fatalities | 6 Crash site: 4 (pilot + 3 on the ground) Rescue operation: 2 |
| Injuries | Crash site: 10 Rescue operation: 9 |
On 8 July 1957, a de Havilland Venom operated by the 60 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed after departure from Tengah Air Base into a building block and exploded. During the crash, four people died including the pilot. Two more people died during the rescue operation. Nineteen people were injured.
Crash
[edit]On 8 July 1957, a de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.MK 1 operated by the 60 Squadron Royal Air Force on a training flight,[1] crashed after departure from Tengah Air Base. The airplane stalled on take-off. After hitting with a wing the ground, the jet crashed into a two-storey housing block. The jet exploded and set the housing block on fire. The pilot of the airplane died. On the ground, two women and a fifteen-year-old child who lived in the housing block died.[2][3][4] Ten people were injured.[5][6]
Aftermath
[edit]A fire truck that was on its way to the crash site had a traffic accident. In this accident, a firefighter and a bystander were killed after colliding with a truck about one mile from the Air Base.[7] Due to this incident, nine people were injured including seven firefighters.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Death Toll Reaches Six In Singapore Jet Crash". Calgary Herald. 8 July 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Vasconcelos, Miguel (19 September 2013). "Civil Airworthiness Certification: Former Military High-Performance Aircraft".
- ^ "Tengah tragedy: How it happened". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "5 doden in Singapore Straaljager stort op huizen neer". Algemeen Indisch Dagblad : De Preangerbode (in Dutch). Algemeen Indisch dagblad. 9 July 1957 – via Delpher.
- ^ a b "Straaljager stort op huizen in Singapore". Nieuw Utrechtsch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 July 1957 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Straaljager stort neer; zes doden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 July 1957 – via Delpher.
- ^ "Six Are Dead Due To Crash Of Jet Plane". New Castle News. 8 July 1957. p. 1. Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via NewspaperArchive.com.
External links
[edit]- Crash at aviation-safety.net