ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 64483
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| Date: | Wednesday 16 June 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Canadair Sabre F.4 (F-86E) |
| Owner/operator: | 112 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XB884 |
| MSN: | 647 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany (EDUR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Canadair CL-13 (F-86E) Sabre: Diverted to RAF before RCAF serial 19747 marked, became XB884. First flight on 10 June 1953. Delivered to RAF (taken on charge) 20 July 1953. Operated by No. 112 Squadron at Bruggen, Germany from 1 February 1954.
Written off (destroyed) 16 June 1954: Suffered an electrical failure shortly after take off from RAF Brüggen, Elmpt, North Rhine-Westphalia, West Germany. While making an emergency landing back at base the flight control system went u/s and put the aircraft into a steep climb. The pilot - Flying Officer R Mansfield - ejected safely
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.159 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft XA100-XZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 2001 p 10)
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1954.htm
4. http://www.rafjever.org/sharecurrentk.htm#Mansfield
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=XB
6. http://www.rafjever.org/112squadaircraft.htm#XB884
7. http://www.rwrwalker.ca/RCAF_19701_19750_detailed.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-May-2009 12:58 | XLerate | Added |
| 09-Jul-2009 01:24 | angels one five | Updated |
| 27-Dec-2013 18:18 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative] |
| 30-Jan-2020 23:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 31-Jan-2020 11:23 | stehlik49 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
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