ASN Aircraft accident Avro Shackleton MR.2 WR956 Ballykelly RAF Station
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Date:Monday 1 April 1968
Type:Silhouette image of generic SHAC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Avro Shackleton MR.2
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WR956
MSN:
First flight: 1953-12-10 (14 years 4 months)
Engines: 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Ballykelly RAF Station (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Ballykelly RAF Station (EGQB), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The airplane ran off the side of the runway at RAF Ballykelly after which an undercarriage leg collapsed.

Classification:
Runway excursion

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


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