ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334809
| Date: | Thursday 13 October 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed Neptune MR.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WX510 |
| MSN: | 426-5109 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 210 km W off Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland -
 Atlantic Ocean
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
The Neptune was destroyed when it crashed into the sea off Barra during an air-sea rescue mission, killing all nine crew on board.
Sources:
US Navy and US Marine Corps Aircraft Serial Numbers and Bureau Numbers--1911 to Present / Joe Baugher
rafcommands.com
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