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| Date: | Monday 24 March 1969 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Hercules C.1 (C-130K) |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XV180 |
| MSN: | 4196 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1967 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fairford RAF Station (FFD) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Fairford RAF Station (FFD/EGVA) |
Crashed when one engine went into reverse on takeoff.
Sources:
Scramble 316
Location
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