Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Jan 11, 1955 (9 killed), Celti...
Avro 696 Shackleton accident on January 11, 1955 near Celtic Sea, World with 9 fatalities. Cause: Suspected mid-air collision between the two Shackletons.
- Date: January 11, 1955
- Aircraft: Avro 696 Shackleton
- Location: Celtic Sea, World
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Suspected mid-air collision between the two Shackletons
RAF Avro Shackleton MR.2 WL743 of No. 42 Squadron left St Eval on a training patrol on 11 January 1955. Its last radio contact was at 2058 local time, and it vanished together with a second Shackleton with all 18 crew lost. Search operations were suspended after a few days, and an engine from WL743 was found by a fisherman years later.