ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21060
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| Date: | Tuesday 5 October 1971 |
| Time: | 21:15 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra E Mk 15 |
| Owner/operator: | 98 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH973 |
| MSN: | SH1698 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Lobthorp, near RAF Cottesmore, Co. Rutland, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Cottesmore, Leicestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off when crashed 05/10/1971: Rolled out of control and crashed at Lobthorpe, 3 miles from Cottesmore, Leicestershire. The crew of three all ejected safely:
Crew:
F/O K. Woolford
F/Lt W.Woolley
F/O G.C.Edwards
WH973 was struck off charge the next day (06/10/1971) as Cat.5(c) and scrapped after recovery of components. The AIB/RAF., missed the fin during the post crash ground search, the detachment of which, at a critical point during the asymmetric/single engine approach caused the aircraft to crash. The fin was subsequently recovered a few years later from woods some 3 miles from the ground impact or crash site and remains as evidence in secure storage, to this day.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
2. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/269642-canberra-hours-3.html
3. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1971.htm
4. https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/269642-canberra-hours-3.html
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1970s-incident-logs#1971
6. http://web.archive.org/web/20170421174917/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1971.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 11:48 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Apr-2013 02:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Jun-2013 18:01 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Source] |
| 30-Sep-2013 10:54 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2014 14:50 | Anon. | Updated [Time, Location, Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2017 18:40 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2017 18:55 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 03-Aug-2017 19:26 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative] |
| 09-Jul-2023 21:42 | Nepa | Updated [[Narrative]] |
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