ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21016
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| Date: | Monday 27 July 1970 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 85 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH641 |
| MSN: | 71113 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | On the Runway -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook Lincolnshire |
| RAF Wattisham | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 27.7.1970: Spun into the ground during a practice asymmetric approach to Wattisham, Suffolk killing the two crew. Aircraft crashed half a mile north north west of the airfield. Both crew killed.
Contradiction:
Landed on the runway and burst into flames, possible undercarriage failure. Word on the station was that the safety pins were still in the ejector seats. Two eye witnesses from ATC 361 Sqdn there on camp.
Pilot: Flying Officer Peter John Michael Spinks RAF (age 22)
Navigator: Flying Officer Harry Pittard RAF (age 22)
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1970.htm
http://www.na3t.org/images/photos/air/MIL22872.jpg
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?77733-Name-the-airfield
http://wolfmansmemories.jimdo.com/logs-nachrichten/1970/
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2008 19:30 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Apr-2013 20:14 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 12-Feb-2015 14:52 | Komes123 | Updated [Operator] |
| 10-Jun-2015 16:23 | Siczak | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Destination airport] |
| 25-Apr-2019 12:54 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 19-Dec-2020 18:42 | Snakecharmer | Updated [Other fatalities, Location, Phase] |
| 20-Apr-2022 06:47 | SAC | Updated [Departure airport] |
| 22-May-2023 08:11 | navsnephew | Updated [[Departure airport]] |
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