ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 57344
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| Date: | Monday 15 January 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B(I)6 |
| Owner/operator: | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WT315 |
| MSN: | 71463 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mile E of Elbergen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bruggen |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
During formation flying WT310 went above WT315 to photograph it. Both crews lost sight of each other and collided. WT315 crashed one mile east of Elbergen, West Germany. Both crew on WT310 were killed, the pilot and navigator of WT315 ejected safely
Crew of WT315:
F/Lt. G.Willis (pilot) ejected through canopy at 800-1,000ft, 200-300 Knots IAS [fractured C.7/D.1 vertebrae], and Flying Officer M. F.Whittingham (Navigator) also ejected at 800-1,000ft, 200-300 Knots IAS [fracture dorsal vertebrae 4 & 5]
Sources:
http://213squadronassociation.homestead.com/TheColdWar.html#anchor_15520
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1962.htm
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194548/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1962.htm#jan
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Apr-2013 20:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 11-Apr-2013 20:37 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 28-May-2013 20:30 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 28-May-2013 20:39 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 09-Dec-2015 17:36 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
| 07-Jan-2016 20:27 | Heil | Updated [Operator] |
| 03-Nov-2019 10:52 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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