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| Date: | Thursday 20 February 1958 |
| Time: | 09:30 |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR Mk 7 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WT526 |
| MSN: | 71429 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Gescher -
 Germany
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brüggen |
This aircraft suffered a tailplane actuator failure when flying a low-level PR navigation exercise (NAVEX) near Gescher and broke up in flight. Both crew were lost. Many houses in the town were damaged due to the midair explosion.
Sources:
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1958.htm
Honnefer Volkszeitung 21 February 1958, p4
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 23-Oct-2011 15:32 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 31-Jan-2012 01:03 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ] |
| 12-Apr-2013 19:25 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Country, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 22-Nov-2017 20:39 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 06-Mar-2019 11:01 | Franzog | Updated [Time, ] |
| 15-May-2025 16:48 | TB | Updated [Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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