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| Date: | Tuesday 10 September 1963 |
| Time: | c. |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR3 |
| Owner/operator: | 231 OCU RAF |
| Registration: | WE139 |
| MSN: | 71110 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
| Location: | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Canberra WE139 suffered Cat.3R damage at RAF Bassingbourn, UK on 10th September 1963
The aircraft was repaired on site and returned to service with 231 OCU November1963
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/RAF_Bassingbourn
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._231_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 23 December 1953 | WE139 | 540 Sqn RAF | 0 | Gander International Airport (ICAO: CYQX), NL |  |
sub |
| 11 November 1955 | WE139 | 69 Sqn RAF | 0 | RAF Laarbruch, Kleve, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen |  |
unk |
| 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 |
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 18:33 | Peter Clarke | Added |
| 28-Nov-2021 18:34 | Peter Clarke | Updated [Photo, ] |
| 09-Feb-2022 21:50 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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