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| Date: | Thursday 30 August 1962 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B6 |
| Owner/operator: | Fuerza Aérea Ecuatoriana |
| Registration: | BE-405 |
| MSN: | 71405 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | Lissybroder, Galway -
 Ireland
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gander, Newfoundland |
| Shannon, Ireland |
Bellylanding in a field after the crew became disoriented and engine quits due to icing in the fuel supply system. All three crew members remained unharmed. The airplane was dismantled and transported to English Electric for repaires.
Sources:
https://westernpeople.ie/2022/06/11/60-years-since-a-canberra-jet-bomber-crash-landed-in-the-west/
https://www.zona-militar.com/2016/07/05/canberra-en-los-cielos-ecuatorianos/
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 11-Jun-2022 09:42 | gerard57 | Added |
| 11-Jun-2022 09:43 | gerard57 | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 11-Jun-2022 09:43 | gerard57 | Updated |
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