Incident Overview
Date: Friday 19 April 1968
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.2
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WB833
Location: Glenmanuilt Hill, Mull of Kintyre –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11
Component Affected: Shackleton MR.2 prototype aircraftShackleton MR.2 prototype aircraft
Category: Accident
An anti-submarine exercise involving the Shackleton MR.2 prototype occurred early in the morning near Ballykelly, Ireland, within a thick sea mist covering the Mull of Kintyre. The aircraft struck a rising ground near Garvalt cottage.An anti-submarine exercise involving the Shackleton MR.2 prototype occurred early in the morning near Ballykelly, Ireland, within a thick sea mist covering the Mull of Kintyre. The aircraft struck a rising ground near Garvalt cottage.
Description
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.
Source of Information
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Sea mist conditions and the aircraft’s operation within a dense fog.Sea mist conditions and the aircraft’s operation within a dense fog.Share on:
