Incident Overview
Date: Friday 11 December 1953
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.2
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WL746
Location: off Argyll –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Argyll, Scotland during an anti-submarine exercise.A commercial aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Argyll, Scotland during an anti-submarine exercise.
Description
The aircraft crashed into the sea off the coast of Argyll, Scotland while on an anti-submarine exercise.
Source of Information
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Unknown ? Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Unknown ? Possible mechanical failure or pilot error.Share on:
