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4 Squadron Vampire FB5s (VV686 B-P and VV543 B-D) at Sylt May 1953.   VV543 damaged in a Category 3 Flying Accident.   11Nov53 Transit Sylt-Jever; premature retraction of undercarriage in gusty cross-wind; sank back onto runway at Sylt.  Flown by Fg Off A E Sanders.   Repaired and issued to Sylt 28Jun54.   The 3rd Vampire away is VV459 which was issued to 4 Squadron on Thu 1 Mar 1951 and passed to 19 MU on Mon 18 Jan 1954.   The 4th one is VV638 which arrived on the Squadron on 13Mar53 and had an engine failure caused by a fractured impellor blade on Wed 9Dec53.   The pilot,
Ken Richardson, rolled inverted and pushed himself clear 1m N of Lamden.
(Thanks to Bryan Lee and David Watkins.)
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