Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
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| Date: | 29 MAR 1985 |
| Type: | Lockheed CC-130H Hercules |
| Operator: | Canadian Armed Forces |
| Registration: | 130330 |
| C/n / msn: | 4555 |
| First flight: | 1974 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 5 |
| Airplane damage: | Destroyed |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED) (Canada)
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| Phase: | Maneuvering (MNV) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED/CYED), Canada |
| Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED/CYED), Canada |
Two Lockheed CC-130H Hercules transport planes were destroyed in an accident following a mid-air collision over Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED), Canada. All five crew members aboard each plane were killed.
The aircraft were part of the three-ship formation taking part in a fly-past to mark the 61st anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Events:
Sources:
» The C-130 Hercules turns 50 / by Vic Johnson. In: Air Force (Vol. 28 No.4, Winter 2004/2005)
» The Montreal Gazette - Apr 1, 1985
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Distance from Edmonton-Namao Field, AB to Edmonton-Namao Field, AB as the crow flies is 0 km (0 miles).
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
