1957 Singapore airplane crash
A similar DH.112 Venom FB as in the crash, at Manchester Ringway Airport in 1954
Accident
Date8 July 1957
SummaryCrashed into a housing block killing the pilot and 5 others. In the aftermath also a fireman died.
SiteSingapore
Aircraft
Aircraft typede Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.MK 1
Operator60 Squadron RAF
RegistrationWK471
Flight originTengah Air Base
Crew1
Fatalities6
Crash site: 4 (pilot + 3 on the ground)
Rescue operation: 2
InjuriesCrash 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

On 8 July 1957 a de Havilland DH.112 Venom FB.MK 1 operated by the 60 Squadron Royal Air Force 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 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.[1][2][3] Ten people were injured.[4][5]

Aftermath

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. Due to this incident also nine people were injured including seven firefighters.[4]

References

  1. Vasconcelos, Miguel (19 September 2013). "Civil Airworthiness Certification: Former Military High-Performance Aircraft".
  2. "Tengah tragedy: How it happened". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
  3. "5 doden in Singapore Straaljager stort op huizen neer". Algemeen Indisch Dagblad : De Preangerbode (in Dutch). Algemeen Indisch dagblad. 9 July 1957 via Delpher.
  4. 1 2 "Straaljager stort op huizen in Singapore". Nieuw Utrechtsch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 July 1957 via Delpher.
  5. "Straaljager stort neer; zes doden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 July 1957 via Delpher.
  • Crash at aviation-safety.net
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