Date: | Friday 29 March 1985 |
Time: | |
Type: | Lockheed CC-130H Hercules |
Owner/operator: | Canadian Armed Forces |
Registration: | 130331 |
MSN: | 4559 |
Year of manufacture: | 1974 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Other fatalities: | 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED) -
Canada
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Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED/CYED) |
Destination airport: | Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED/CYED) |
Narrative:Two Lockheed CC-130H Hercules transport planes were destroyed in an accident following a mid-air collision over Edmonton-Namao Field, AB (YED), Canada. All five crew members aboard each plane were killed.
The aircraft were part of the three-ship formation taking part in a fly-past to mark the 61st anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Sources:
The C-130 Hercules turns 50 / by Vic Johnson. In: Air Force (Vol. 28 No.4, Winter 2004/2005)
The Montreal Gazette - Apr 1, 1985 Location
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