XV216 — accident record & aircraft history

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Safety history

November 9, 1971AccidentHull loss
The Hercules was involved in a combined exercise called 'Cold Stream' between British and Italian Army under call sign 'Chalk 4', and was carrying 46 Italian paratroopers and six British crew members to the Villacidro dropzone located in Sardinia.
Lockheed C-130 Hercules · 52 fatalities
The assumption that the loss of control was the consequence of an in-flight structural failure was not ruled out. Full accident record