Avro 696 Shackleton crash, Apr 19, 1968 (11 killed), Mull...
Avro 696 Shackleton accident on April 19, 1968 near Mull of Kintyre Argyll, United Kingdom with 11 fatalities.
- Date: April 19, 1968
- Aircraft: Avro 696 Shackleton
- Location: Mull of Kintyre Argyll, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 11
- Phase of flight: En route
An RAF Shackleton took off from Ballykelly on an anti submarine exercise to locate a Royal Navy submarine. Thick sea mist covered the area, and while climbing through it the aircraft struck rising ground near the Mull of Kintyre. All eleven crew members were killed.