ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21056
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| Date: | Monday 17 August 1964 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B Mk.15 |
| Owner/operator: | 45 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH958 |
| MSN: | SH1683 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Kai Tak -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 17/8/1964: Abandoned take off from Kai Tak after it ran into a flock of birds (kite hawks). WH958 ran off the runway and into Hong Kong Harbour, but all four crew survived
Crew:
Lt R.A. Renton OK.
F/O G.N. Wade OK.
F/O M.S. Clark OK.
Sgt I.A. Ramsey OK.
Struck off charge 29/12/1964 as Cat.5(c) and scrapped at Kai Tak
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1964.htm
http://www.bywat.co.uk/gall01.html
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/birds/birdstrikes.htm]
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1049993/
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 11:17 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Jul-2010 12:47 | harro | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jan-2012 01:36 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-Apr-2013 01:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
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