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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra U.10 |
| Owner/operator: | WRE Woomera |
| Registration: | WH742 |
| MSN: | 711272 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Woomera, SA -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Woomera, South Australia |
Built by English Electric 14/08/1953. Delivered to RAF as B.2 WH742. Served with 27 and 9 Squadrons, including service in Suez crisis against Egypt in 1956. Struck off charge 25/11/1957 and allocated to Short Brothers & Harland Ltd at Belfast for coversion to Canberra U.10
Converted to U.10, first flight as such 11/12/59. Delivered to RAAF 04/01/60 at Edinburgh SA. Destroyed by a missile 17/07/62. Written off 08/08/62 including installed Avons Nos. 4796 and 4710
Nose reported at RAF Shawbury Fire Station, 1986
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses_drones.htm
http://www.adf-gallery.com.au//2a84.shtml
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424410
http://www.acig.org/artman/publish/article_257.shtml
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Apr-2013 23:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 09-Jun-2022 10:29 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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