Last updated: 21 April 2021
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 20 October 1961 |
| Type: |  Avro Shackleton MR.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WR968 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | 1954 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Ballykelly RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Ballykelly RAF Station (EGQB), United Kingdom |
A three engined approach and landing went wrong and the aircraft left the runway and caught fire.
Classification:
Runway excursion
Sources:
» The Avro Shackleton / as compiled by Chris AshworthPhotos
accident date: 20-10-1961
type: Avro Shackleton MR.2
registration: WR968
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
