ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155032
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| Date: | Tuesday 21 November 1961 |
| Time: | 18:50 LT |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.(I) 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 3 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | XM266 |
| MSN: | 71626 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | West Manley, 2 miles E of Tiverton, Devon -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Geilenkirchen, Germany |
| RAF Chivenor, Devon (EGDC) | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 21/11/1961: During a night flight the pilot radioed that he had an emergency. The aircraft then entered a spiral dive and crashed into the Great Western Canal at Great Manley, two miles east of Tiverton, Devon. Both crew were killed - Pilot Flt Lt Roger Moore (pilot) and Navigator Flying Officer Martin E J Archard
Per the official BOI report: "The aircraft took off for a United Kingdom cross-country flight in the High Low High profile.The pilot climbed to Flight Level 310 and subsequently let down over south-west England under radar surveillance. Contact was lost at 4,000 ft and the aircraft was later reported to have crashed at West Manley. Both the pilot and navigator were killed. Weather conditions at the time were four-eights stratus at 1,000 ft, visibility 3,000 yards with continuous slight rain. Cat 5/Two killed. Provisional Cause Coding - Unknown."
Sources:
Western Morning News, January 10, 2007
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/242974-help-research.html
https://western-morning-news.vlex.co.uk/vid/sacrifice-was-even-more-poignant-77002717
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1961.htm
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM4KY7_Great_Western_Canal_Crash_Site_Devon_UK
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 15 December 1970 | XM267 | 3 Sqn RAF | 3 | RAF Akrotiri |  |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2013 03:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 13-Apr-2013 07:19 | Nepa | Updated [Operator] |
| 07-Jan-2016 07:00 | Anon. | Updated [Departure airport] |
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