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| Date: | Monday 14 September 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.6 |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH982 |
| MSN: | SH1707 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 1¼ miles SSW of Idris -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Idris, Lybia |
| RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Written off 14/9/1959: Force-landed and caught fire 1¼ miles SSW of Idris, Libya after both engines failed on take off. The crew of three escaped safely. Pilot was S/LGeorge Sizer
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194240/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1959.htm#sep
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 13:52 | JINX | Added |
| 08-Apr-2013 02:17 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-Apr-2013 02:18 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Aug-2015 18:25 | tonymaskrey | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 03-Nov-2018 19:45 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator, ] |
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