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Date: | Wednesday 3 August 1983 |
Time: | |
Type: | English Electric Canberra T.17 |
Owner/operator: | 360 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | WJ625/EC |
MSN: | HP191B |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Other fatalities: | 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | the Mediterranean Sea, 1/2 mile east of RAF Gibraltar (LXGB) -
Gibraltar
|
Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Gibraltar LXGB |
Destination airport: | EGUY |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Crashed and destroyed 3.8.1983: Entered cloud shortly after a three aircraft take off from Gibraltar. WJ625 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea after the pilot became disorientated and lost control. All three crew were killed
Sources:
http://www.360sqn.org.uk/360WATNow.htm http://www.ukserials.com/pdflosses/maas_19830803_wj625.pdf http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989 https://www.pprune.org/military-aircrew/188057-canberra-research.html Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
24-Feb-2009 10:39 |
mike |
Added |
26-Aug-2011 14:45 |
Uli Elch |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative] |
04-Apr-2013 23:35 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Registration, Operator, Location, Departure airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
08-Apr-2013 16:48 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport] |
08-Apr-2013 18:45 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Cn] |
09-Mar-2015 18:57 |
Colinv583 |
Updated [Location, Departure airport, Destination airport] |
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