1957 Singapore airplane crash

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

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

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

1. "Death Toll Reaches Six In Singapore Jet Crash". Calgary Herald. 8 July 1957. p. 11. Retrieved 26 May 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. Vasconcelos, Miguel (19 September 2013). "Civil Airworthiness Certification: Former Military High-Performance Aircraft".
3. "Tengah tragedy: How it happened". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
4. "5 doden in Singapore Straaljager stort op huizen neer". Algemeen Indisch Dagblad : De Preangerbode (in Dutch). Algemeen Indisch dagblad. 9 July 1957 – via Delpher.
5. "Straaljager stort op huizen in Singapore". Nieuw Utrechtsch dagblad (in Dutch). 9 July 1957 – via Delpher.
6. "Straaljager stort neer; zes doden". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). 9 July 1957 – via Delpher.
7. "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

• Crash at aviation-safety.net