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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 |
Destination airport: | |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative: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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