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| Date: | Friday 11 November 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR Mk 3 |
| Owner/operator: | 69 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WE139 |
| MSN: | 71110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Laarbruch, Kleve, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
Canberra WE139 suffered Cat.3R damage at RAF Laarbruch, Germany on 11th November 1955.
The aircraft was taken out of service, repaired and returned to service with 69 Squadron RAF. January 1956
Sources:
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=656
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/69-A-695-Canberra-PR3-WE139.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._69_Squadron_RAF
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Laarbruch
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 1953 | WE139 | 540 Sqn RAF | 0 | Gander International Airport (ICAO: CYQX), NL |  |
sub |
| 28 January 1958 | WE139 | 69 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Laarbruch, Kleve, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
unk |
| 1 August 1962 | WE139 | 39 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Luqa |  |
unk |
| 10 September 1963 | WE139 | 231 OCU RAF | 0 | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England |  |
unk |
Images:
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Nov-2021 17:35 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 28-Nov-2021 17:38 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Operator, Photo, ] |
| 03-Dec-2021 19:40 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 08-Apr-2024 21:33 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Location, Operator, ] |
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