Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 25 June 1952
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VP261
Location: 19 km off Berwick-upon-Tweed –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.)
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 13
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
The Shackleton aircraft suffered a loss of altitude during a simulated attack on HMS Sirdar in the North Sea during ‘Exercise Castanets’. The aircraft crashed due to a turn and contact with the sea.The Shackleton aircraft suffered a loss of altitude during a simulated attack on HMS Sirdar in the North Sea during ‘Exercise Castanets’. The aircraft crashed due to a turn and contact with the sea.
Description
The Shackleton was carrying out dummy attacks on British submarine HMS Sirdar, during ‘Exercise Castanets’ in the North Sea. It lost height in a turn, contacted the sea and crashed.
Source of Information
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Turn and contact with the sea during a simulated attack.Turn and contact with the sea during a simulated attack.Share on:
