Narrative:
The Shackleton MR.2 prototype had taken off from Ballykelly on an anti-submarine exercise early in the morning . The area around Mull of Kintyre was shrouded in thick sea mist. The Shackleton climbed up through the mist and the aircraft struck rising ground near Garvalt cottage.
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris Ashworth
» VPI Book of Remembrance
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 19 April 1968 |
| Time: | 10:30 |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton MR.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WB833 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1952 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Glenmanuilt Hill, Mull of Kintyre ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Ballykelly RAF Station (EGQB), United Kingdom |
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The Shackleton MR.2 prototype had taken off from Ballykelly on an anti-submarine exercise early in the morning . The area around Mull of Kintyre was shrouded in thick sea mist. The Shackleton climbed up through the mist and the aircraft struck rising ground near Garvalt cottage.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Mountain
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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