Aircraft | English Electric Canberra PR3 |
Serial Number | WE143 |
Markings |
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester, Leicestershire |
Grave Reference | . |
Epitaph |
Phase | Post-War |
Panel Number | POST (not yet erected on site) |
Service Number | 607714 |
Service | Royal Air Force |
Group | |
Squadron | 231 OCU |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of origin if different | United Kingdom |
Start Date | 23-06-1958 |
End Date | 23-06-1958 |
Takeoff Station | Bassingbourn |
Day/Night raid | Day |
Operation | |
Reason for Loss | Pilot was making his first Asymetric Solo flight but whilst on approach lost control and the aircraft crashed close to RAF Bassinbourn, Cambridgeshire. Navigator seriously injured |