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Date: | Monday 14 September 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | English Electric Canberra B.6 |
Owner/operator: | 9 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WH982 |
MSN: | SH1707 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1¼ miles SSW of Idris -
Libya
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Idris, Lybia |
Destination airport: | RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Written off 14/9/1959: Force-landed and caught fire 1¼ miles SSW of Idris, Libya after both engines failed on take off. The crew of three escaped safely. Pilot was S/LGeorge Sizer
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1959.htm http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989 http://web.archive.org/web/20170421194240/http://www.ejection-history.org.uk:80/PROJECT/YEAR_Pages/1959.htm#sep Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
13-Jun-2008 13:52 |
JINX |
Added |
08-Apr-2013 02:17 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
08-Apr-2013 02:18 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Departure airport, Narrative] |
14-Aug-2015 18:25 |
tonymaskrey |
Updated [Narrative] |
03-Nov-2018 19:45 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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