ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 152447
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| Date: | Sunday 5 June 1966 |
| Time: | 15:15 LT |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.(I) 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 16 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XM270 |
| MSN: | EEP/71624 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Friedrichsdorf, near RAF Gütersloh, North Rhine-Westphalia -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Gütersloh (GUT/ETUO) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
XM270 spun into the ground during a GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) to Gütersloh, West Germany.
(Reportedly due to engine fire). Aircraft came down when approaching Gütersloh from the east and crashed at Friedrichsdorf. The pilot (Flying Officer T. D. Taylor) ejected but the navigator (Flying Officer James Lanfranchi) was killed. It was the first fatal accident for 16 Sqn after several years.
Must have been 6 June 1966. The 16 Sqn F540 state this date. And 5.6.1966 was a Sunday. Normally no flying onSundays.
Sources:
1. http://www.bywat.co.uk/gallb8-4.html
2. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1966.htm
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20171027114502/http://sg-etuo.de:80/Main/EDUOCrashs
4. https://sites.google.com/site/raflaarbruch/home/toedliche-abstuerze
5. http://wolfmansmemories.jimdo.com/verluste-losses/
6. http://www.tiki-toki.com/timeline/entry/49700/Royal-Air-Force-Laarbruch/#vars!date=1951-11-16_01:19:32!
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jan-2013 08:52 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 07-Apr-2013 08:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 09-Sep-2013 01:47 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 19-May-2015 09:17 | 95i | Updated [Narrative] |
| 28-Oct-2019 19:49 | Uli Elch | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 05-Nov-2019 22:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 05-Feb-2020 11:04 | stehlik49 | Updated [Location, Operator] |
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