English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972
Royal Air Force - English Electric Canberra E.15 WH972 (msn SH1697), of No. 98 Squadron, at RAF Watton. A crew chief / specialist is giving the crew a last chance briefing before they complete their taxi to the runway for take-off. The Canberra E.15s were conversions from B.15 reconnaissance-bombers, for calibrating the UK air defence radar system, by flying accurate course height and speed, so technicians could tune the radars, When flying with No.100 Squadron, this aircraft crashed on approach to RAF Kinloss on 27 June 19990, when the #1 engine surged and the pilot lost control. The navigator ejected and survived, but the pilot ejected late, striking the ground in his seat, killing him
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Accurate Approach Briefing Calibrating Canberra Chance Conversions Crashed Ejected Kinloss Navigator Radar Radars Runway Specialist Striking Surged Survived Take-off Technicians Tune Watton
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