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Date: | vendredi 23 mai 1969 |
Heure: | 06:55 |
Type/Sous-type: | Lockheed C-130E Hercules |
Compagnie: | United States Air Force - USAF |
Immatriculation: | 63-7789 |
Numéro de série: | 3856 |
Année de Fabrication: | 1963 |
Equipage: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
Passagers: | victimes: 0 / à bord: 0 |
Total: | victimes: 1 / à bord: 1 |
Dégats de l'appareil: | Détruit |
Conséquences: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Lieu de l'accident: | 48 km (30 milles) N de Alderney, Channel Islands ( Royaume Uni)
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Phase de vol: | En vol (ENR) |
Nature: | Vol Illégal |
Aéroport de départ: | Mildenhall RAF Station (MHZ/EGUN), Royaume Uni |
Aéroport de destination: | - |
Détails: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.
Sources:
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Was the newlywed mechanic who stole a plane shot down? (bbc.com, 8 July 2018)
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Les informations ci-dessus ne représentent pas l'opinion de la 'Flight Safety Foundation' ou de 'Aviation Safety Network' sur les causes de l'accident. Ces informations prélimimaires sont basées sur les faits tel qu'ils sont connus à ce jour.