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| Date: | Sunday 5 July 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B.(I) 8 |
| Owner/operator: | 88 (Hong Kong) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WT331 |
| MSN: | 71462 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Shahjah, Abu Dhabi -
 United Arab Emirates
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Shahjah, Abu Dhabi |
Written off 05/07/1959: Struck the water during an asymmetric overshoot at Sharjah,Abu Dhabi, in bad weather. The crew were able to evacuate the aircraft safely. WT331 It was declared Cat 5 (un-repairable) and struck off charge on 14/08/1959.
Sources:
http://www.bywat.co.uk/gallb8.html
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Jan-2009 11:55 | ASN archive | Added |
| 11-Apr-2013 22:10 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 01:16 | n | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 13-Apr-2013 07:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Jun-2013 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
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