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Date: | Wednesday 1 August 1962 |
Time: | c. |
Type: | English Electric Canberra PR3 |
Owner/operator: | 39 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WE139 |
MSN: | 71110 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Unknown |
Location: | RAF Luqa -
Malta
|
Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | - |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Canberra WE139 suffered Cat.3R damage at RAF Luqa, Malta on 1st August 1962.
The aircraft was taken out of service, repaired and returned to service with 39 Squadron RAF. September 1962
Sources:
https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=656 https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/documents/collections/69-A-695-Canberra-PR3-WE139.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Luqa https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._39_Squadron_RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
23 December 1953 |
WE139 |
540 Sqn RAF |
0 |
Gander International Airport (ICAO: CYQX), NL |
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sub |
11 November 1955 |
WE139 |
69 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF Laarbruch, Kleve, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
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unk |
28 January 1958 |
WE139 |
69 Sqn RAF |
0 |
RAF Laarbruch, Kleve, Dusseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
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unk |
10 September 1963 |
WE139 |
231 OCU RAF |
0 |
RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire, England |
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unk |
Images:
![](/photos/wiki/1962/19620801_CNBR_WE139_8080.jpg)
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
![](/photos/wiki/1962/19620801_CNBR_WE139_8081.jpg)
Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, UK - 18th September 2010
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
28-Nov-2021 18:11 |
Peter Clarke |
Added |
28-Nov-2021 18:12 |
Peter Clarke |
Updated [Photo] |
03-Dec-2021 19:38 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |