Scampton - Scampton

On June 25, 1952 at 07:34 PM, Scampton - Scampton experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 11 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 84.6%.

Crew on board: 11, crew fatalities: 9, passengers on board: 2, passenger fatalities: 2, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew left RAF Scampton to take part to a combined exercice with the British submarine christened HMS Sirdar, on behalf of the 120th Squadron. While flying at low height and simulating an aerial attack, the pilot-in-command completed a steep turn when the airplane stalled and crashed into the sea about 11 miles off Berwick-upon-Tweed. Two pilots were rescued while 11 other occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration VP261.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.7692°, -2.0026°.