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| Date: | Wednesday 17 May 1967 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton T.4 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WB831 |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY/EGDG) |
On takeoff from RAF St. Mawgan the crew raised the undercarriage prematurely. The Shackleton sank back and slid off the runway. It was transferred to the St. Mawgan dump for fire practice.
At time of accident the Shackleton was serving with RAF MOTU (Maritime Operational Training Unit).
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
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