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| Date: | Tuesday 26 October 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton MR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VP256 |
| MSN: | |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Ballykelly-RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ballykelly RAF Station (EGQB) |
The pilot attempted to take off with the elevator locks engaged. The aircraft failed to get airborne and crashed.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
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