ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155026
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| Date: | Thursday 25 May 1978 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.9 |
| Owner/operator: | A&AEE |
| Registration: | XH176 |
| MSN: | SH.1740 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Chilmark, Wiltshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Boscombe Down Wiltshire (EGDM) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 25/05/1978: Crashed at Chilmark, Wiltshire after the pilot (Sqn. Ldr. A. A. McDicken) abandoned the aircraft after it entered a spin following loss of control during an asymmetric trial.
XH176 was on a flight from Boscombe Down to discover the reason for the loss of XH137 on 03/05/1977 (which see) which also crashed out of control whilst flying on one engine
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1978.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170523043114/http://sg-etuo.de:80/Visiting-Aircraft/RAF-No39-Sqn
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194139/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1978.htm#may
Media:
Canberra PR.9 XH176 at RAF Cottesmore, Rutland (OKH/EGXJ) in June 1974
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2013 01:08 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 12-Aug-2013 20:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code] |
| 19-Oct-2014 17:45 | Route | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-Jul-2015 14:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Embed code] |
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