| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | A84-228 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | English Electric Canberra |
| Aircraft Version: | English Electric Canberra B6 |
| C/n (msn): | 228 |
| Operator Titles: | Australia - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | 2 Sqn |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | PearceMap |
| Region / Country: | Western Australia, Australia |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: YPEA IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 5 August 1965 to 31 August 1966 |
| Photo by: | Kurt Finger |
| Photo ID: | 242300 |
| Photo Comment |
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First of the GAF upgraded spec aircraft (B.6 equivalent) with 7,500 lb thrust Avon Mark 109/RA.7 engines and the provision for wing leading edge fuel tanks. Served with 2 Sqn in Vietnam as part of USAF 35th Tactical Fighter Wing based at Phan Rang Air Base (approx 150 miles north east of Saigon). Arrived 05/67. Destroyed 14/03/71 after being hit by two SA-2. Surface to Air Missiles (SAMS). Both Crew; WGCDR (P) F. Downing and FLTLT (N) A. Pinches ejected near Quang Tri, Vietnam at 14,000 ft and 290 kts, suffering various moderate to serious injuries and were rescued 27 hours This photo is copyright © Kurt Finger, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 12 May 2020, and has since been viewed 325 times. |