ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154812
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| Date: | Wednesday 12 February 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra U.10 |
| Owner/operator: | WRE Woomera |
| Registration: | WH652 |
| MSN: | 71124 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Edinburgh, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh, South Australia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by English Electric 31/10/52. Delivered to RAF as B.2 WH652. Served with 50, 76, and 32 Squadrons. Struck off charge 20/9/1960 when transferred to Short Brothers & Harland for conversion to Canberra U.10
Converted to U.10. First flight as such 12/12/61. Allocated to WRE 23/02/63. Delivered to RAAF 16/03/62 at Edinburgh SA. Destroyed by missile (probably a Thunderbird 2 or Bloodhound 2 SAM) at Edinburgh, SA on 12/02/64. Written off 31/03/64
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a84.shtml
http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 05-Apr-2013 14:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2013 21:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:36 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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