ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 22786
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| Date: | Monday 19 August 1968 |
| Time: | 22:00 UTC |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B(I)Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WT325 |
| MSN: | 71491 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Holt, Norfolk -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bruggen, Germany |
| RAF Bruggen, Germany | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Destroyed 19/8/1968 In mid air collision with Victor K.1 tanker XH646 of 214 Squadron RAF at 14.500 feet over Holt, Norfolk. The three crew of the Canberra were killed, as were the four crew of the Victor. A memorial stone to the crew hangs inside Saint Andrew's Church (see picture below).
Canberra crew
Flt Lt J Slabber
Fg Off S Cowie
Fg Off J Woolnough
Sources:
https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/303487-victor-canberra-collision-near-marham-1968-a.html
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?111537-Canberra-WT325-amp-Victor-XH646-mid-air-collision-Norfolk-1968
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1184394/
http://www.214squadron.org.uk/Crews_and_losses_Victor_m.htm
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holt,_Norfolk#RAF_mid-air_collision_.281968.29
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Sep-2008 07:28 | angels one five | Added |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:22 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 07-Apr-2013 04:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2013 14:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2013 23:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 20:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
| 27-Jan-2016 14:37 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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