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1971 RAF Hercules crash

1971 in ItalyAccidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraftAccidents and incidents involving the Lockheed C-130 HerculesAviation accidents and incidents in 1971Aviation accidents and incidents in Italy
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C 130 Hercules 1
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On 9 November 1971, a Royal Air Force Lockheed Hercules C.1 crashed into the sea off the coast of Livorno by Meloria shoal, Italy, killing all 46 passengers and 6 crew. At the time it was described by Italian officials as the worst military air disaster in Italy in peacetime.

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1971 RAF Hercules crash
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Tuscany, Italy
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