Accident English Electric Canberra PR Mk 3 WF928,
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Date:Thursday 3 June 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
English Electric Canberra PR Mk 3
Owner/operator:82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF
Registration: WF928
MSN: 71259
Fatalities:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Sandbanks Range -   Germany
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire
Destination airport:
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Photoflash exploded on launching & aircraft caught fire, broke up. Crashed in North Sea, both crew killed

Sources:

1. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J. Halley, 1983 p.41)
2. El Litoral 4 June 1954, p1
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194230/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1954.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=Wf

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
07-Jun-2008 12:57 JINX Added
03-Jun-2013 08:37 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
26-Jul-2014 09:56 angels one five Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Mar-2015 20:18 TB Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative]
15-Feb-2016 23:21 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
14-Nov-2018 06:50 stehlik49 Updated [Operator]
17-Sep-2019 15:52 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]

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