ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 157567
Last updated: 31 May 2021
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| Date: | 07-JAN-1969 |
| Time: | 11:15 UTC |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 231 Operational Conversion Unit Royal Air Force (231 OCU RAF) |
| Registration: | WF927 |
| MSN: | 71257 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | RAF Coltishall, Norfolk, England. -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Coltishall, Norfolk |
The Navigator (Pilot Officer Mike Howes) was ordered to eject after the pilot lost control of the aircraft during a General Handling sortie 40 miles off the Norfolk coast. The Pilot (Flt Lt Iain Mactaggart) subsequently regained control and WF927 made a successful emergency landing at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk. Plt Off Howes was rescued from the North Sea by a 22 Sqn Whirlwind from RAF Coltishall. Subsequently, Fg Off Howes and Flt Lt Mactaggart flew together on 13 Sqn (Canberra PR9) 1969-1972 based in Malta GC.
WF927 was recovered to RAF Bassingbourn for repair but was struck off charge as Cat.5(c) 16/5/1969 and subsequently allocated to the dump at RAF Cottesmore for fire fighting/crash rescue training.
Sources:
1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1969.htm
2. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194255/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1969.htm
3. https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?127849-Canberra-ejection-(from-the-past)-but-which-one
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jul-2013 02:31 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 22-Jun-2014 22:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Embed code] |
| 06-Oct-2014 12:32 | Mike Howes | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Embed code, Narrative] |
| 04-Dec-2018 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |
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