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| Date: | Friday 7 November 1980 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.2 |
| Owner/operator: | 100 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH667 |
| MSN: | 71144 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Akrotiri -
 Cyprus
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Written off 7.11.1980: Engine blew up on take-off from RAF Akortiri, Cyprus, aircraft rolled, hit ground and was destroyed by fire. Both crew killed
Crew:
Pilot: Sqn/Ldr George William "Paddy" Thompson RAF killed
Nav: F/O Mark Wray RAF ejected but killed
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19801107_wh667.pdf
http://www.airport-data.com/aircraft/photo/000628862.html
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?1260-Canberra-crash-November-1980
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.100squadronassociation.org.uk/history9.html]
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1980.htm
Media:
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Jun-2008 20:03 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Mar-2009 23:25 | Anon. | Updated |
| 22-Jan-2012 14:46 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-Mar-2013 01:18 | ferret | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 04-Apr-2013 20:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 16:59 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 14-Nov-2020 20:43 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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