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| Date: | Tuesday 28 January 1964 |
| Time: | 10:00 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Khormaksar SF RAF |
| Registration: | WJ580 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Khormaksar, Aden -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Khormaksar |
Received unspecified Cat.5 damage at RAF Khormaksar, Aden (now Yemen). Struck Off Charge 22/05/1964 as CAT 5(C). Canberra B.2 WJ580 was one of two all-white 'high-speed "AOC transports" based at Khormaksar
Sources:
https://abpic.co.uk/pictures/view/1394998/
http://www.radfanhunters.co.uk/Sharjah/WJ580_Sharjah_1963_RD.jpg
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://kevsaviationpics.blogspot.co.uk/2012/01/english-electric-canberra-mk-1-and-2.html]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Apr-2013 04:12 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 06-May-2013 19:41 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, ] |
| 18-Mar-2014 12:44 | Ray Deacon | Updated [Time, ] |
| 05-Jan-2016 05:14 | JINX | Updated [Time, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 05-Nov-2019 09:51 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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