Narrative:
The aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire while being prepared for return for deployment in Malta. The fire is also reported to have occurred at December 18, 1955.
Damaged on the ground
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 22 December 1955 |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton MR.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WL799 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1953-09-18 (2 years 3 months) |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Langar ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Standing (STD) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
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The aircraft was destroyed in a hangar fire while being prepared for return for deployment in Malta. The fire is also reported to have occurred at December 18, 1955.
Classification:
Hangar / ground fireDamaged on the ground
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
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