Date:	Sunday 5 November 1967
Time:
Type:	Avro Shackleton MR.2
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	WL786
MSN:
Year of manufacture:	1953
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Griffon 57
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 11
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	192 km W off Lhokkruet, Indonesia -   Indian Ocean
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Gan/Seenu Airport (GAN/VRMG)
Destination airport:	Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS)

Narrative:
The Shackleton suffered an uncontrollable engine fire over sea. The fire weakened the structure of the wing, causing part of the wing to break off. The crew attempted to ditch the plane in the Indian Ocean, but it broke up before they reached the sea.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
VPI Book of Remembrance
P.Gaze (e-mail 21 July 2016)

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