ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154770
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 June 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra U.10 |
| Owner/operator: | WRE Woomera |
| Registration: | WD961 |
| MSN: | 71043 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Evetts Field, Woomera, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Woomera, South Australia (YPWR) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by English Electric 21/12/51 as WD961 c/n 71043. Delivered to RAF as B.2 on 20/01/52. RAF service with 617, 61, and 15 Squadrons. Struck of charge 26/04/57 and converted to U.10. First flight as such 07/09/58. First U.10 transferred to RAAF 24/11/58. Reported to be allocated the civil registration VH-HDP (but this could be a misquotation of the call sign VM-HDP).
Shot down by a Bloodhound missile 09/06/59 at 50,000 feet over the missile ranges near Evetts Field, Woomera, South Australia. This was the first successful use of a Canberra U.10 in a missile test
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p.30)
2. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a84.shtml
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
4. https://www.awm.gov.au//collection/P00448.106
5. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Canberra-WD961/Canberra_U10_Woomera_Photo_NAA
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Apr-2013 21:07 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 25-Mar-2014 21:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 25-Mar-2014 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:27 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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