Status: | |
Datum: | vrijdag 10 januari 1964 |
Type: | Avro Shackleton MR.3 |
Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registratie: | XF710 |
Constructienummer: | |
Bouwjaar: | 1959 |
Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 10 |
Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 10 |
Schade: | Afgeschreven |
Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Plaats: | Culloden Moor ( Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
Soort vlucht: | Militair |
Vliegveld van vertrek: | Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Vliegveld van aankomst: | ? |
Beschrijving:After an uncontrollable engine fire a second engine was feathered and the Shackleton began losing height. It crash-landed on Culloden Moor.
Bronnen:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
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