Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Jan 10, 1958 (2 killed), Kinlo...

Avro 696 Shackleton accident on January 10, 1958 near Kinloss Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom with 2 fatalities.

A Royal Air Force Avro 696 Shackleton crashed in flames in a wooded area five miles east of RAF Kinloss, Moray, during a night training mission. The crew had abandoned an approach to make a go around and, in limited visibility, did not realize the altitude was insufficient. The captain and one student pilot were killed, four crew members were injured and three were unhurt.

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