Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Oct 8, 1952 (14 killed), Tarba...
Avro 696 Shackleton accident on October 8, 1952 near Tarbat Ness Caithness, United Kingdom with 14 fatalities.
- Date: October 8, 1952
- Aircraft: Avro 696 Shackleton
- Location: Tarbat Ness Caithness, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 14
- Phase of flight: En route
An Avro Shackleton MR.1 of No. 236 Operational Conversion Unit RAF was completing a training sortie when it crashed into the sea off Tarbat Ness, Caithness. All 14 people on board were killed. The cause of the accident could not be determined from the sources available.