Gear-up landing Incident English Electric Canberra B Mk.2 WH655,
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Date:Friday 29 August 1958
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic CNBR model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
English Electric Canberra B Mk.2
Owner/operator:249 (Gold Coast) Sqn RAF
Registration: WH655
MSN: 71128
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:El Adem -   Libya
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus
Destination airport:El Adem, Lybia
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Written off 29.8.1958: Belly-landed at El Adem, Libya after the undercarriage jammed on approach/ Not repaired, Struck off Charge 26.09.1958 as Cat.5(scrap)

Sources:

http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
http://www.bywat.co.uk/canb08.html

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
12-Jun-2008 19:37 JINX Added
03-Feb-2013 02:53 Nepa Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
04-Apr-2013 20:30 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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