Lockheed C-130 Hercules crash, Sep 10, 1973 (5 killed), C...
Lockheed C-130 Hercules accident on September 10, 1973 near Colerne AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: Failure of engine 2 for...
- Date: September 10, 1973
- Aircraft: Lockheed C-130 Hercules
- Location: Colerne AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Failure of engine 2 for unknown reasons while engine 1 was shut down for training.
An RAF Hercules on a local training flight at RAF Colerne had its number 1 engine shut down deliberately. After the number 2 engine failed in the initial climb it rolled left and crashed in flames, killing all five crew.