Kinloss - Kinloss

On December 21, 1967 at 12:00 AM, Kinloss - Kinloss experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Inverness Inverness-shire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a mountains crash site.

13 people were known to be on board, 13 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. The aircraft was engaged in a three hour routine training flight out from RAF Kinloss. Shortly after takeoff, weather conditions deteriorated with low clouds, fog, turbulences and icing conditions. While cruising at low height, the airplane struck the top of a hill at Creag Bhan. The aircraft disintegrated and all 13 occupants were killed. Crew: S/Ldr Michael Charles McCallum, pilot, F/O Terence Charles Swinney, copilot, F/O David John Evans, copilot, F/Lt Bruce George Wishart Mackie, navigator, F/O Ralph Joseph Fonseca, navigator, Sgt Malcolm Arthur Jones, air engineer, F/O John Verner Young, air electronics officer, F/Sgt David John Harris, air electronics operator, Sgt Michael Barry Bowen, air electronics operator, Sgt Charles Peter Matthews, air electronics operator, Sgt Kenneth Browne Hurry, air signaller. Passengers: S/Ldr Harry Harvey, air electronics officer, P/O Iain Campbell MacLean.

Aircraft reference details include registration XF702, year of manufacture 1958.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 57.0833°, -4.6667°.