ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154994
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| Date: | Monday 17 April 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 231 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | WT489 |
| MSN: | 71458 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 17/04/1967: Took off from a roller landing at Bassingbourn and then assumed a nose up attitude. It crashed into a house at Steeple Morden, Cambridgeshire. The three crew were killed, but fortunately the house was empty at the time.
The three crew killed were
Flight Lieutenant Brian W. Seaman - aged 37
Flying Officer Graham M. Beach - aged 20
Pilot Officer Brian D. Meehan - aged 25
(See photographs below of the crew members graves)
Sources:
1. http://derbosoft.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=furtherafield&action=display&thread=10617
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1967.htm
3. http://www.the-best-of-british.com/planecrazyheritage/farnborough/Fnb55/5509.htm
4. http://www.steeplemorden.com/history.php
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2013 01:01 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Aug-2013 14:44 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 06-Aug-2017 19:08 | Robbo | Updated [Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 10:02 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Nature, Operator] |
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