ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155006
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| Date: | Wednesday 8 November 1961 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 31 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WT511 |
| MSN: | 71377 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Hohenhorst Forest, 5 miles NW of Munster -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Laarbruch, Germany |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 08/11/1961: Hit trees in the Hohenhorst Forest five miles NW of Munster, West Germany after both engines cut while at low level due to possible fuel starvation. Pilot killed . . . Seat believed to have been actuated by branches of trees that aircraft passed through prior to ground impact. Other crew member (navigator) not in seat on impact though seat not actuated, but was also killed
Crew were Flying Officer D. Richards (pilot) and Master Navigator P. Sanders (navigator)
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194406/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1961.htm#nov
https://muenstertagebuch.wordpress.com/2011/11/08/wt511/
https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/toedliche-abstuerze
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Apr-2013 13:53 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Nov-2014 10:57 | Anon. | Updated [Source] |
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