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| Date: | Thursday 7 March 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 12 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH951 |
| MSN: | SH1676 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Written off 7/3/1957: The brakes failed on landing at Luqa, Malta. WH951 overshot the runway and ran into a wall. Remains struck off charge 21/03/1957 as CAT 5(C) in Malta
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
https://www.pprune.org/aviation-history-nostalgia/101153-raf-canberra-losses-malta.html
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 11:05 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Apr-2013 01:19 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 19-Oct-2018 14:06 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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