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| Date: | Wednesday 4 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.(I) 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 59 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XH207 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 3 mi S of the Sorpe Dam -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Geilenkirchen |
Crashed into a hill three miles south of the Sorpe dam of the Sorpe reservoir, Kreis Arnsberg, killing both crew. It was low flying in poor weather and was between fifty and ninety miles off course.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424528
http://web.archive.org/web/20171027112406/http://sg-etuo.de:80/Main/EDUOCanberras
Honnefer Volkszeitung 5 March 1959, p6
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2013 02:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2013 07:13 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, ] |
| 15-May-2025 12:39 | TB | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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