Narrative:
Crashed into the Moray Firth while on a local flying practice. It has also been reported that seven people were killed in the accident.
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
» VPI Book of Remembrance
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 8 December 1965 |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton MR.3 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XF704 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1958 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 13 km (8.1 mls) N of Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS) ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), United Kingdom |
| Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), United Kingdom |
Crashed into the Moray Firth while on a local flying practice. It has also been reported that seven people were killed in the accident.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
» VPI Book of Remembrance
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