ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21033
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| Date: | Monday 5 August 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra PR.7 |
| Owner/operator: | 81 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WH795 |
| MSN: | 71283 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Kai Tak -
 Hong Kong
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Tengah, Singapore |
| RAF Kai Tak, Hong Kong | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Written off 5/8/1968: Landed too fast and too far down the runway, tyre burst on landing in bad weather witha strong tailwind at Kai Tak, Hong Kong. WH795 swung off the wet runway onto the grass and on hitting taxiway, fell over sea wall; came to rest in a sewage drain where it broke up
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
eyewitness report
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1968.htm
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 13-Jun-2008 03:32 | JINX | Added |
| 14-Mar-2012 02:11 | naomind | Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2013 23:58 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 06-Apr-2013 23:59 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Narrative] |
| 20-Jun-2015 21:27 | AlLah | Updated [Operator, Location] |
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