1957 Singapore airplane crash

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, 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. Ten people were injured.

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. Due to this incident, nine people were injured including seven firefighters.