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| Date: | Friday 29 January 1971 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra T Mk 17 |
| Owner/operator: | 360 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH874 |
| MSN: | SH1631 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Coxmoor, 1.5 miles S of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Cottesmore (EGXJ) |
Two Canberras of 360 Squadron, RAF (T.17 WH874 and T.4 WJ862) collided over Sutton-in-Ashfield near Mansfield, Notts when flying in formation and crashed. All crew members - two in the T.17 and three in the T.4 - ejected safely. The aircraft crashed at Coxmoor, Nottinghamshire
Crew of Canberra T.17 were Flying Officer Alan Threadgould (pilot) and Flying Officer Chris R. Pitt. Flying Officer Alan Threadgould later ejected from Hawk T.1 XX197 on 13.5.1988
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174917/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1971.htm
http://www.360sqn.org.uk/360WATNow.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205095730
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 09:51 | JINX | Added |
| 15-Mar-2012 11:59 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Source, ] |
| 07-Apr-2013 03:04 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Jul-2018 14:48 | Alanthg | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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