Accident Avro Shackleton MR.2 WL794,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335168
 

Date:Friday 12 February 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic SHAC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Shackleton MR.2
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WL794
MSN:
Year of manufacture:1953
Engine model:Rolls-Royce Griffon 57
Fatalities:Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:6,4 km SW off Gozo -   Malta
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Crashed into the sea off the Maltese island of Gozo while exercising with a submarine.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
VPI Book of Remembrance

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