Im trying for a friend to find out more about the loss of his relative FLT LT Derek Armstrong who was killed on the 2nd June 1965 35 miles from Raf Luqa when his aircraft crashed into the sea. My friend thought it was a Chinnook but from what Ive found so far it must of been a Canberra ,the only one I can find on that date is WT 481 a T4 of 39sq and thats about all Ive found . Has anyone got any info on this incident cause of crash etc..or pictures of this particular aircraft.My friend remembers when he was a child that this incident caused some sort of rift in his family and he wants to find out what happened so any info will be greatfully recieved
By: Jagx204 - 19th January 2008 at 12:19
The info I have from a privately published source gives the following:
2nd JUNE (65) WT481/L CANBERRA T4 39 SQN
Crashed into the Mediterranean 35 miles SW of Malta after loss of control in cloud. The three crew were killed.
The book ‘broken wings’ has much the same information also.
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January 19, 2008 at 11:34 am