ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21057
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| Date: | Wednesday 22 June 1966 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.15 |
| Owner/operator: | C(A) MoD, 'B' Sqn A&AEE |
| Registration: | WH967 |
| MSN: | SH1692 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 2 miles N of Wheelus AFB -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF El Adem, Lybia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 22/6/1966: During hot weather trials, a loud crack was heard and the aircraft entered a slow roll to port. The pilot had difficulty controlling the aircraft and both crew ejected safely into the sea two miles north of the USAF airfield at Wheelus, Libya. An explosion caused by ignition of fuel vapour in the port wing had severed the aileron control.
Crew:
Flt/Lt T. J. Mason OK.
Flt/Lt B.P. Holme OK.
WH967 was the protoype Canberra B.15' it was formallly struck off charge as Cat 5 (missing) on 27/07/1966
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.bywat.co.uk/types01.html
www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20160731050323/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1966apr-jun.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 11:25 | JINX | Added |
| 11-Jan-2013 09:03 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 01:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 15:05 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 15-May-2013 18:53 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
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