MAKE A MEME View Large Image De Havilland DH.110 WG236 in flight c1952.jpg The prototype De Havilland DH 110 s/n WG236 in flight WG236 made its first flight on 26 September 1951 The aircraft's performance exceeded expectations and by the following year it was regularly ...
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Keywords: De Havilland DH.110 WG236 in flight c1952.jpg The prototype De Havilland DH 110 s/n WG236 in flight WG236 made its first flight on 26 September 1951 The aircraft's performance exceeded expectations and by the following year it was regularly flying faster than the speed of sound However tragedy struck while the aircraft was being demonstrated at the Farnborough Airshow on 6 September 1952 Following a demonstration of its ability to break the sound barrier the aircraft disintegrated killing 31 people including the crew of two test pilots John Derry and Tony Richards The failure was traced to faulty design of the end sections of the main spar which resulted in the outer ends of the wings shearing off during a high-rate turn U S Navy Naval Aviation News July 1952 http //www history navy mil/nan/backissues/1950s/1952/Jul52 pdf inside cover ca 1952 USN PD-USGov-Military-Navy De Havilland Sea Vixen 1952 Farnborough Airshow DH 110 crash
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