ASN Aircraft accident Avro Shackleton MR.3 XF704 Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS)
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Date:Wednesday 8 December 1965
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: XF704
MSN:
First flight: 1958
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57
Crew:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:13 km (8.1 mls) N of Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: En route (ENR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Forres-Kinloss RAF Station (FSS/EGQK), United Kingdom
Narrative:
Crashed into the Moray Firth while on a local flying practice. It has also been reported that seven people were killed in the accident.

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


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