ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21045
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| Date: | Monday 30 November 1981 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra T Mk 17 |
| Owner/operator: | 360 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH872 |
| MSN: | SH1629 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAE Bedford, Thurleigh, Bedfordshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk (KNF/EGYM) |
| RAE Bedford (EGVW) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) as a T.17 "W" of 360 Squadron: it aquaplaned on landing at RAE Bedford on 30/11/81 and the pilot retracted the undercarriage to stop. It was seen on the dump there on 21/2/82.
Retained for ground instructional use as GI airframe 8492M for training with the Battle Damage Repair Flight at RAF Marham. Cut up for scrap in 1990, the nose section ended up with the Newark Aircraft Museum at Newark, Nottinghamshire
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1981.htm
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?35982-Canberra-WH872
4. https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1189906/
5. http://www.360sqn.org.uk/360WATNow.htm
Media:
Canberra T17 WH872 in service with 360 Sqn in 1977
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 09:44 | JINX | Added |
| 16-Feb-2012 03:35 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Apr-2013 02:21 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jul-2013 03:41 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 26-Sep-2020 18:50 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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