Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 9 December 1958
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VP254
Location: 448 km N of Labuan, Malaysia [South China Sea] –
ÿ Pacific Ocean
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An aircraft belonging to the Far East Air Force crashed at sea during a search for a missing fishing vessel in the northern part of Borneo. The aircraft was dispatched with a mission to locate the vessel.An aircraft belonging to the Far East Air Force crashed at sea during a search for a missing fishing vessel in the northern part of Borneo. The aircraft was dispatched with a mission to locate the vessel.
Description
Crashed at sea. The aircraft was allotted to the Far East Air Force at the time and had been sent on a mission to search for a missing fishing vessel north of Borneo.
Source of Information
http://www.vpinternational.ca, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kUdkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JHwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=shackleton&pg=1764%2C2572978http://www.vpinternational.ca, https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=kUdkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=JHwNAAAAIBAJ&dq=shackleton&pg=1764%2C2572978Primary Cause
Unknown ? Possible navigational error or adverse weather conditions.Unknown ? Possible navigational error or adverse weather conditions.Share on:
