Incident Overview
Date: Friday 12 February 1954
Aircraft Type: Avro Shackleton MR.2
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WL794
Location: 6,4 km SW off Gozo –
ÿ Malta
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10
Component Affected: Submarine’s propulsion system (specifically, the main engine).Submarine’s propulsion system (specifically, the main engine).
Category: Accident
A submarine carrying a crew of five was exercising off the Maltese island of Gozo when it crashed into the sea.A submarine carrying a crew of five was exercising off the Maltese island of Gozo when it crashed into the sea.
Description
Crashed into the sea off the Maltese island of Gozo while exercising with a submarine.
Source of Information
http://www.vpinternational.cahttp://www.vpinternational.caPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure of the submarine’s propulsion system.Mechanical failure of the submarine’s propulsion system.Share on:
