ASN Aircraft accident Lockheed C-130E Hercules 63-7789 Alderney, Channel Islands
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Date:Friday 23 May 1969
Time:06:55
Type:Silhouette image of generic C130 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Lockheed C-130E Hercules
Operator:United States Air Force - USAF
Registration: 63-7789
MSN: 3856
First flight: 1963
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Aircraft fate: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Location:48 km (30 mls) N off Alderney, Channel Islands (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Illegal Flight
Departure airport:Mildenhall RAF Station (MHZ/EGUN), United Kingdom
Destination airport:-
Narrative:
A USAF crew chief at Mildenhall RAF Station, England, took the C-130 on an illegal flight. He flew over the Thames estuary and headed south toward Brighton. After flying over the English Channel, it appears that he turned northwest. North of Cherbourg he changed direction, heading south to a point 30 miles north of Alderney Island. There the aircraft crashed into the sea.
Unconfirmed reports suggest that the aircraft was possibly shot down by two F-100s of the 493 TFS, RAF Lakenheath, UK or RAF Lightning and Hunter jets there were scrambled.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Was the newlywed mechanic who stole a plane shot down? (bbc.com, 8 July 2018)


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