Английская Википедия:1957 Singapore airplane crash

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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

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External links

  • Crash at aviation-safety.net

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