ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 20526
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| Date: | Tuesday 15 June 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  English Electric Canberra B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | WD982 |
| MSN: | 71053 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
EE Canberra B.Mk.2 WD982: Delivered 13/3/52. RAF Service was 617 (Dambusters) Squadron, RAF only. (Third aircraft to be taken on charge by the squadron after WD961 on 21/1/52, followed by WD980 in February)
Written off on 15/6/1954: The engines of Canberra WD982 exploded on starting at RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire. The aircraft caught fire and was Damaged Beyond Repair. No casualties or injuries reported among the crew of three
Sources:
1. English Electric Canberra: The History and Development of a Classic Jet By Bruce Barrymore Halpenny
2. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.160 ISBN 0-85130-290-4
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft WA100-WZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 31)
4. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.62
5. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WD
6. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1954
7. http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=989
Images:
My Father is pictured in foreground of last shot after exiting plane
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 03-Jun-2008 16:42 | JINX | Added |
| 31-Aug-2010 08:38 | spook181 | Updated [Source] |
| 16-Feb-2012 02:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source] |
| 03-Apr-2013 21:52 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 07-Feb-2017 18:35 | Kate | Updated [Aircraft type, Photo, ] |
| 09-Oct-2018 18:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 12-Apr-2020 19:57 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Apr-2020 20:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, Narrative] |
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