Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 13 October 1955
Aircraft Type: Lockheed Neptune MR.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WX510
Location: 210 km W off Barra, Outer Hebrides, Scotland –
ÿ Atlantic Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 9 / Occupants: 9
Component Affected: Aircraft control systems and navigation systems.Aircraft control systems and navigation systems.
Category: Accident
A Neptune aircraft crashed into the sea off Barra during an air-sea rescue mission, resulting in the deaths of all nine crew members.A Neptune aircraft crashed into the sea off Barra during an air-sea rescue mission, resulting in the deaths of all nine crew members.
Description
The Neptune was destroyed when it crashed into the sea off Barra during an air-sea rescue mission, killing all nine crew on board.
Source of Information
http://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11187-RAF-Neptune-fateshttp://www.joebaugher.com/navy_serials/navyserials.html, http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?11187-RAF-Neptune-fatesPrimary Cause
Air traffic control error leading to a collision with another aircraft.Air traffic control error leading to a collision with another aircraft.Share on:
