ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 142142
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| Date: | 16-JAN-1956 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | CFE Royal Air Force (CFE RAF) |
| Registration: | WT529 |
| MSN: | 71441 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Sudbrooke, 6 miles north east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cranwell, Sleaford, Lincolnshire (EGYD) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
16 January 1956: WT529 a Canberra PR 7 of the CFE (Central Fighter Establishment), RAF. dived into the ground at Sudbrooke, 6 miles north east of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, when a Trim Motor failed shortly after take-off from RAF Cranwell. Both crew were killed. They were the pilot, Wing Commander Robert Bruce Cole DFC AFC, who at the time was commanding the Tactics Branch of the All-Weather Wing of the C.F.E. at West Raynham, and his staff officer, Squadron Leader Peter Needham AFC (Service Number 154109)
Wreckage was taken to No.54 Maintenance Unit (54 MU) at RAF Cambridge and then scrapped following the investigation
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.177 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 95)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT233/319: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424440
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/34/S2800: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578580
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WT
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1956
7. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm
8. https://www.key.aero/comment/1401698#comment-1401698
9. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1950-1959_26.html
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudbrooke
11. https://www.tracesofwar.com/persons/44652/Cole-Robert-Bruce.htm?c=aw
12. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_fatal_accidents_and_incidents_involving_Royal_Air_Force_aircraft_from_1945#1950s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 29-Jan-2012 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 02:29 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Jan-2020 20:07 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 21-Jan-2020 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 21-Jan-2020 22:06 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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