2006 Royal Air Force Nimrod crash
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On 2 September 2006, a Royal Air Force Hawker Siddeley Nimrod suffered an in-flight fire and subsequently crashed in Kandahar, Afghanistan, killing all fourteen crew members on board. The crash, which occurred during a reconnaissance flight, was the biggest single loss of life suffered by the British military since the Falklands War.
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Accident | |
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Date | 2 September 2006 (2006-09-02) |
Summary | On board fire following aerial refuelling |
Site | Chalaghor in the Panjwaye District of Kandahar, Afghanistan |
Aircraft | |
Aircraft type | Nimrod MR2 |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Registration | XV230 |
Crew | 14 |
Fatalities | 14 |
Survivors | 0 |
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