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| Date: | Wednesday 18 March 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B Mk 6 |
| Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WJ761 |
| MSN: | 71268 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Luqa -
 Malta
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | 39 Squadron |
| RAF Luqa, Malta |
Written off 18/03/1959: Missed runway landing at night at RAF Luqa, Malta, overshot and undercarriage raised to stop. WJ761 swung off the runway, and the nosewheel collapsed, colliding with Canberra WH973. WJ761 was struck off charge 02/04/1959 as CAT 5(C) at Safi, Malta
(WH973 was repaired and returned to service, being written off in a separate accident on 06/10/1971 - which see)
I was an SAC with 39 Squadron. We were forbidden to take photographs. The Canberra actually landed ln top of a 39 Squadron Canberra, from the nose backwards, leaving black tyre marks on both wings, and a smashed tailplane!
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
http://www.aviationinmalta.com/MilitaryAviation/AccidentsMilitary/19501959/tabid/651/language/en-US/Default.aspx
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jun-2008 09:36 | JINX | Added |
| 17-Jun-2008 10:32 | JINX | Updated |
| 09-Apr-2013 01:31 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2013 01:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 13-May-2013 14:53 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, ] |
| 13-May-2025 06:03 | Chris Wright | Updated [Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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