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| Date: | Thursday 3 June 1954 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WF928 |
| MSN: | 71259 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Ostdorumer Waddensea -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Photoflash exploded on launching & aircraft caught fire, broke up. Crashed in North Sea, both crew killed.
(1) Burned wreckage located between Arensch and Dorum, about 400 meters from coast.
Sources:
(1) DEWEZET 4 June 1954, p1
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194230/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1954.htm
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=Wf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 07-Jun-2008 12:57 | JINX | Added |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:37 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 26-Jul-2014 09:56 | angels one five | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 04-Mar-2015 20:18 | TB | Updated [Operator, Phase, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Feb-2016 23:21 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Nov-2018 06:50 | stehlik49 | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 17-Sep-2019 15:52 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
| 06-Jul-2025 08:20 | TB | Updated [Time, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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