Estado: | |
Fecha: | viernes 10 enero 1958 |
Hora: | 22:00 |
Tipo: | Avro Shackleton T.4 |
Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registración: | VP259 |
Numéro de série: | |
Año de Construcción: | 1950 |
Motores: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: |
Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | 8 km (5 milles) E of Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS) ( Reino Unido)
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Fase: | En ruta (ENR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), Reino Unido |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), Reino Unido |
Descripción:The Shackleton was engaged in Maritime Operational Training Unit (MOTU) training flights. The aircraft was flying night-time approaches at RAF Kinloss. During one of the circuits the Shackleton flew the pattern too high. It then flew into Haldon Hill, which was obscured by low clouds.
Fuentes:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» E-mail from Tony Cunnane, 18-10-2006
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
»
VPI Book of Remembrance
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accident date:
10-01-1958type: Avro Shackleton T.4
registration: VP259
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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.