On 3rd September 1950 this aircraft was making a low approach to land at Thornaby when it struck the boundary
hedge. The aircraft ran onto the airfield but was seriously damaged resulting in being written off.
Pilot - Name unknown.
Vampire VF320 was built to contract ACFT/5421 by E.E.C. at Salmesbury and delivered to the RAF in April 1947. It remained in MU
storage until being issued to 73 Squadron at Takali, Malta in August 1948. At some period was returned to the UK and found it's way
to 608 Squadron in December 1949 when this unit started to convert to Vampire F.3's. It sustained Cat.E2/FA damage at Thornaby as a result
of the incident above but does not appear to have been struck off charge straight away as it was eventually transferred to the Ministry of Supply on 19th April 1955.