ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 123054
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| Date: | Thursday 2 September 2004 |
| Time: | 22:30 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | 39 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WJ866 |
| MSN: | 71334 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Marham, Norfolk (KNF/EGYM) England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Marham, Norfolk |
| RAF Marham, Norfolk | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Crashed onto the runway at Marham, Norfolk during a night time touch and go. The navigator ejected but was injured. The two pilots attempted to eject but were both killed when the aircraft crashed:
F/Lt Lawrence William John Coulton: ejected at low level out of seat envelope - killed
F/Lt Paul Gareth Morris: ejected at low level out of seat envelope - killed
The navigator - named in latrer press reports at Flt Lt Stephen Gregory - ejected at low level and he was taken to a Nottingham hospital with severe back injuries. WJ866 was delivered to the RAF in October 1954, meaning that the aircraft crashed one month short of its 50th anniversary in RAF service. As the Canberra was finally withdrawn from front-line RAF service in 2006, this appears to be the last operational loss of a Canberra in RAF service.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-2004.htm
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1470888/Two-killed-in-RAF-crash.html
3. https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/143442-marham-crash.html
4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/norfolk/3624896.stm
5. http://www.fradu-canberras.co.uk/fraducan/859wj866.html
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20170510042131/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/2004.htm
7. http://www.airfighters.com/photo/21090/L/UK-Air-Force/English-Electric-Canberra-T4/WJ866/
8. http://rafforum.activeboard.com/t53720205/2nd-september-2004-canberra-wj866-t4-of-39-squadron-at-raf-m/
9. https://www.lynnnews.co.uk/news/local/latest-local-news/raf-jet-crash-could-have-been-prevented-1-509062/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 14-Jun-2011 11:55 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 03-Jan-2012 04:59 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 06-Jan-2013 14:24 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport] |
| 04-Apr-2013 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 01-May-2013 13:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 12-Sep-2013 23:13 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Location, Source, Embed code] |
| 03-Dec-2014 19:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source] |
| 03-Dec-2014 19:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Aug-2016 20:06 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 16-Jul-2023 20:50 | Nepa | Updated [[Source, Embed code, Narrative]] |
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