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| Date: | Monday 23 June 1958 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.3 |
| Owner/operator: | 231 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | WE143 |
| MSN: | 71139 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
| RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire |
Canberra WE143: Written off 23/6/1958: Yawed on asymmetric approach & wing hit ground at RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire. The pilot was killed and the navigator was injured
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
http://www.spyflight.co.uk/robin.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2008 23:32 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Apr-2013 23:53 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 12-Nov-2018 21:29 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 07-Feb-2020 13:03 | stehlik49 | Updated [Nature, Narrative, Operator, ] |
| 03-May-2021 17:45 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 16-Jul-2023 21:25 | Nepa | Updated |
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