Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1, XW666 / 8041, AeroVenture - South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
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Registration: XW666
Construction Number: 8041
Model Hawker Siddeley Nimrod R1
Operator: AeroVenture - South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum
Airport: Doncaster - Aeroventure - South Yorkshire Aircraft Museum, UK - England
Photographer: Peter Clarke
Date Taken: 18/09/2008
Date Submitted: 27/09/2008
Following take off from RAF Kinloss XW666 ditched into the Moray Firth Scotland after suffering a catastrophic starboard engine fire. All 7 crew members safely evacuated the aircraft and were rescued before it sank. The wreckage was recovered and the nose section was preserved.
Picture ID:1132759