ASN Aircraft accident Avro Shackleton MR.3 WR976 Newquay, UK
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Date:Sunday 19 November 1967
Type:Silhouette image of generic SHAC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro Shackleton MR.3
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WR976
MSN:
First flight: 1957
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57
Crew:Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 10
Passengers:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Total:Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:352 km (220 mls) SW off Newquay, UK (   Atlantic Ocean)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Newquay-St Mawgan RAF Station (NQY/EGDG), United Kingdom
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
Stalled and crashed into the sea during low-level anti-submarine exercises.

Classification:
Loss of control

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
» VPI Book of Remembrance
» rafcommands.com


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