ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 137071
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| Date: | Monday 30 December 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B(I) Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 213 (Ceylon) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XJ249 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1 mi NE of Silberborn/Holzminden -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bruggen |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EE Canberra B(I) 8 XJ349: Written off (destroyed) 30/12/1957 when crashed 1 mile North East of Silberborn, Hartz Mountains, Lower Saxony, West Germany. All three crew killed.
Flew into trees in a blizzard whilst on a low level NavEx. Aircraft came down in a wooded area near Mecklenbruch/Holzminden.
The wreckage was salvaged on 2/1/1958. The three crew members Flt Lt H.W.R Clarke, F/O B. Milne and Flt Lt D.J. McCarthy were killed. On 26/4/1958, a monument was dedicated at the crash site.
Sources:
1. The Calgary Herald 4 January 1958, p22
2. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/37/S2906: http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578686?descriptiontype=Full
3. http://213squadronassociation.homestead.com/TheColdWar.html#anchor_15520
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
5. https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silberborn (German text)
6. http://213squadronassociation.homestead.com/TheColdWar.html#anchor_15520
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Jun-2011 19:27 | angels one five | Added |
| 24-Aug-2011 07:37 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Aug-2011 14:43 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Jan-2012 07:21 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Nature, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2013 18:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 28-May-2013 20:28 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |
| 06-Apr-2016 18:25 | bergerf | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 19-Dec-2017 13:38 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2020 02:51 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Dec-2020 16:13 | DB | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
| 19-Mar-2021 21:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 08-Jan-2022 16:23 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
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