Accident description
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 05 NOV 1967 |
| Type: | Avro Shackleton MR.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WL786 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 8 / Occupants: 8 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 192 km (120 mls) W off Lhokkruet, Indonesia (Indian Ocean)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Gan/Seenu Airport (GAN/VRMG), Maldives |
| Singapore-Changi International Airport (SIN/WSSS), Singapore |
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.
Events:
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
» VPI Book of Remembrance
Photos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Gan/Seenu Airport to Singapore-Changi International Airport as the crow flies is 3420 km (2138 miles).
Distance from Gan/Seenu Airport to Singapore-Changi International Airport as the crow flies is 3420 km (2138 miles).
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.
