Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Dec 11, 1953 (10 killed), Isle...
Avro 696 Shackleton accident on December 11, 1953 near Isle of Mull Argyll, United Kingdom with 10 fatalities.
- Date: December 11, 1953
- Aircraft: Avro 696 Shackleton
- Location: Isle of Mull Argyll, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
An RAF Shackleton departed Ballykelly on a radar homing and anti-submarine training exercise on 11 December 1953 and made its last radio call at 1715. Residents on the Isle of Mull heard a low-flying aircraft and an explosion, and wreckage was later found. All 10 crew were killed, and the cause was never established.