ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 154796
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| Date: | Wednesday 26 May 1965 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra U.10 |
| Owner/operator: | WRE Woomera |
| Registration: | WH710 |
| MSN: | 71179 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woomera, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edinburgh, South Australia |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Built by English Electric 20/02/53. Delivered to RAF as B.2 WH705. Aircraft loaned to WRE arriving at Woomera on 02/06/53. Allocated RAAF Serial A84-3 on 13/06/53. Not known if RAAF Serial was applied. Also had Australian call sign VM-HDP. It was returned to RAF early in 07/58
To Shorts Belfast 22/07/58 for conversion to U.10.First flight 09/08/60. Despatched from Belfast 30/09/60 for Edinburgh. South Australia. Arrived on 17/10/60.
Destroyed by a missile at Woomera 26/05/65. Approved for write off 22/06/65
Sources:
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a84.shtml
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/gallery/Canberra-WH710/1_A_T_U_Woomera_c_1962_Canberra_U_10_WH710
http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Apr-2013 22:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 05-Apr-2013 14:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Narrative] |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:33 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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