Picture 1: Satellite view of the aircraft.
Picture 2: Aircraft while in SAAF
Picture 3: Close view of the wreckage
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton
Registration: 1716
Airline: Private
Coordinates: 22°37'49.83"N 13°14'14.48"W
Clearly visible through satellite imagery.
1716 was originally delivered to the South African Air Force in 1957. It served there until retirement. In 1994, 1716 was restored to flying condition and set to be flown to various airshows. In July 1994, it was set to fly to the Fairford Military Air Tattoo in Britain. It would fly four legs: Cape Town to Libreville, Libreville to Abidjan, Abidjan to Lisbon, and finally Lisbon to Duxford.
The final flight of 1716 was its third leg, between Abidjan and Lisbon. Over the Sahara, engine #4 overheated. The crew shut the engine down and successfully feathered it. Soon, engine #3 failed as well with sparks flying off of it. That engine was also shut down. However, the engine could not be feathered and the propellors continued to windmill. Engine #4 was restarted, but it quickly overheated again. The crew was forced to make an emergency landing. A search was started, and the crew of 19 was spotted safe and sound by a French Breguet Atlantique.
The wreckage was WAY too far away from civilization to salvage.