1991 RAAF Boeing 707 crash

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The 1991 RAAF Boeing 707 crash occurred on 29 October 1991, resulting in the loss of the aircraft and all five crew members. The aircraft, serial number A20-103 with the callsign Windsor 380, was on a training flight involving a demonstration of the aircraft's handling characteristics at minimum control speeds in a "double asymmetic" condition, with two of its four engines at idle power. During the non-approved manoeuvre, the aircraft stalled and entered a spin before crashing into Bass Strait off Woodside Beach, Victoria. The subsequent inquiry highlighted serious deficiencies in the RAAF's documentation and training, as well as operational knowledge of the aircraft type. It was the first fatal accident of a swept-wing jet transport in the country and remains the largest aircraft to have crashed in Australia.

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