Ballykelly - Ballykelly
Flight / Schedule
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
Aircraft
Avro 696 ShackletonRegistration
WB833
Year of Manufacture
1952
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFDate
April 19, 1968 at 10:30 AM
Type
CRASHFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Crash Location
Mull of Kintyre Argyll
Region
Europe • United Kingdom
Coordinates
55.2996°, -5.7986°
Crash Cause
Human factor
Narrative Report
On April 19, 1968 at 10:30 AM, Ballykelly - Ballykelly experienced a crash involving Avro 696 Shackleton, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Mull of Kintyre Argyll.
The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a lake, sea, ocean, river crash site.
11 people were known to be on board, 11 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: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.
The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft had taken off from Ballykelly in Northern Ireland on an anti-submarine exercise early on the morning of the 19th April 1968, it is reported to have been tasked with located a Royal Navy submarine that was in the area. The area that day was shrouded in thick sea mist and at about 10:30 the aircraft was heard in the area south of the Mull of the Kintyre shortly after as it climbed up through the mist the aircraft struck rising ground near Garvalt cottage killing all 11 crew members instantly. Crew: S/Ldr Robert Clive Leonard Haggett, pilot, F/O David Robert Burton, pilot, F/O Michael Creedon, pilot, F/Lt Roger John Duncan Denny, navigator, F/Lt George Craigie Fisken, navigator, Sgt John Richard Frank Creamer, flight engineer, F/Lt Rodney Hellens, air electronic officer, F/Sgt Thomas Frederick Anglin Buttimore, air electronic officer, Sgt Bruce Robert Dixon, air electronic officer, M/Sig Ronald Cecil Stratton, air signaller, Sgt Nathaniel Michael Duffy, air signaller. Source: www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk
Aircraft reference details include registration WB833, year of manufacture 1952.
Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 55.2996°, -5.7986°.
Fatalities
Total
11
Crew
11
Passengers
0
Other
0
Crash Summary
The aircraft had taken off from Ballykelly in Northern Ireland on an anti-submarine exercise early on the morning of the 19th April 1968, it is reported to have been tasked with located a Royal Navy submarine that was in the area. The area that day was shrouded in thick sea mist and at about 10:30 the aircraft was heard in the area south of the Mull of the Kintyre shortly after as it climbed up through the mist the aircraft struck rising ground near Garvalt cottage killing all 11 crew members instantly. Crew: S/Ldr Robert Clive Leonard Haggett, pilot, F/O David Robert Burton, pilot, F/O Michael Creedon, pilot, F/Lt Roger John Duncan Denny, navigator, F/Lt George Craigie Fisken, navigator, Sgt John Richard Frank Creamer, flight engineer, F/Lt Rodney Hellens, air electronic officer, F/Sgt Thomas Frederick Anglin Buttimore, air electronic officer, Sgt Bruce Robert Dixon, air electronic officer, M/Sig Ronald Cecil Stratton, air signaller, Sgt Nathaniel Michael Duffy, air signaller. Source: www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk
Cause: Human factor
Occupants & Outcome
Crew On Board
11
Passengers On Board
0
Estimated Survivors
0
Fatality Rate
100.0%
Known people on board: 11
Operational Details
Schedule / Flight
Ballykelly - Ballykelly
Operator
Royal Air Force - RAFFlight Type
Training
Flight Phase
Flight
Crash Site
Lake, Sea, Ocean, River
Region / Country
Europe • United Kingdom
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