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Date: | Friday 10 September 1954 |
Time: | day |
Type: | English Electric Canberra B Mk 6 |
Owner/operator: | 101 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WJ765 |
MSN: | 71273 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire (EGXB) |
Destination airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire (EGXB) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:EE Canberra B.2 WJ765: Delivered 4/6/54. RAF Service was with 101 Squadron only.
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 10/09/1954: Engine flamed out and undercarriage jammed 'up' on landing, belly landed at RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire. All three crew survived unhurt.
Crew of Canberra WJ765
Squadron Leader W. D. ROBERTSON (Service Number 146902, pilot) - Commanding Officer of 101 Squadron RAF
Flying Officer G.A.P. CHAMBERLAIN (navigator)
Flying Officer T. W. HOWE (Service Number 2506973, navigator/plotter)
Struck off charge 03/11/1954 as Cat.5(G/I): to Ground instructional use as 7158M at 10 School of Technical Training (10 SoTT) at RAF Kirkham. Transferred to RAF Melksham 31/12/1957 when Kirkham closed.
Re-classified as Cat.5(c) 04/09/1959. Scrapped at No.33 MU Lyneham 1961 after component recovery
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.162 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p.62)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.88
4. 101 Squadron Operational Record Book (Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) for September 1954: File AIR 27/2448/101 at
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8421156 5.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1954 6.
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989 7.
http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WJ Revision history:
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17-Jun-2008 09:38 |
JINX |
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17-Jun-2008 10:36 |
JINX |
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09-Apr-2013 01:36 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn] |
09-Apr-2013 01:44 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
13-Apr-2013 22:45 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Narrative] |
03-Jun-2015 07:21 |
Weeks |
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22-Apr-2020 00:15 |
Dr. John Smith |
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22-Apr-2020 00:17 |
Dr. John Smith |
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Dr. John Smith |
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22-Apr-2020 09:35 |
AlLach |
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