ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21157
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| Date: | Tuesday 13 December 1988 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra TT Mk 18 |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WK127 |
| MSN: | R3/EA3/6641 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Wyton, Huntingdonshire |
| RAF Wyton | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
On 13 Dec 1988 WK127 was involved in an accident causing it to be effectively written off for flying usage, with the aircraft leaving the runway during a landing at Wyton and the undercarriage having to be retracted to avoid collision with the control tower
As a result WK127 was used for spares - a "Christmas Tree" in RAF terms [because you got "presents" from it!].
It was next transferred to the Battle Damage Repair Flight (BDRF) at RAF Wyton, allotted a Ground Instructional Airframe serial number, 8985M and coded "FO". However, WK127's code was "CS" [Charlie Sierra] in its flying days with 100 Sqn. Formally struck off charge 12 November 1992 as Cat.5(conponents)
By 8 July 1993, WK127 had been robbed of all usable parts and was dumped on the northern part of the airfield.
The blue X painted on the side denoted that WK127 was one of the many aircraft nominated as "war material" for the purposes of the SALT deal in the early 90s. - this TT.18 was scrapped at Wyton in 1992-93, and the nose section was donated to 2484 Squadron ATC at Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire
2004 saw a change of ownership for this TT.18 section. It has now been given a home by 115 (Peterborough) Sqn ATC
She now resides at the Wings museum at Balcombe.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.bywat.co.uk/wk127.html
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.100squadronassociation.org.uk/history9.html]
http://www.canberracrazy.co.uk/survivors.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 15:10 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Apr-2013 23:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:40 | AlLah | Updated [Location] |
| 03-Jun-2015 07:48 | AlLah | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport] |
| 22-May-2022 09:59 | RonnyUK | Updated [Narrative] |
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