Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 10 October 1956 |
Type: | Lockheed Neptune MR.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | WX545 |
MSN: | 426-5160 |
First flight: | |
Crew: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 1,8 km (1.1 mls) NE off Mull of Kintyre, Argyll ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Flew into high ground at night at Beinn Ne Lice, 1 mile northeast of the Mull of Kintyre, Argyll during an anti-submarine exercise.
Sources:
» Air Britain: RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999, published 2003
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ukserials.com»
aircrashsites-scotland.co.uk»
Peak District Air Accident Research (peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk)
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.