Avro 696 Shackleton crashes

28 crashes involving the Avro 696 Shackleton since 1951, with 151 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 28
• Fatal crashes: 16
• Fatalities: 151
• First recorded: August 12, 1951
• Most recent: July 13, 1994

Deadliest

1. October 8, 1952: Avro 696 Shackleton, Tarbat Ness Caithness, United Kingdom (14 fatalities)
2. December 21, 1967: Avro 696 Shackleton, Inverness Inverness-shire, United Kingdom (13 fatalities)
3. August 8, 1963: Avro 696 Shackleton, Stettynskloof Western Cape, South Africa (13 fatalities)
4. April 19, 1968: Avro 696 Shackleton, Mull of Kintyre Argyll, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
5. December 9, 1958: Avro 696 Shackleton, South China Sea, World (11 fatalities)

Countries

• United Kingdom (19)
• International waters and airspace (5)
• Maldivian Islands (1)
• Malta (1)
• South Africa (1)
• Western Sahara (1)

Years

• 1967 (4)
• 1952 (2)
• 1953 (2)
• 1954 (2)
• 1955 (2)
• 1957 (2)
• 1958 (2)
• 1968 (2)
• 1951 (1)
• 1956 (1)
• 1961 (1)
• 1962 (1)

All crashes

• July 13, 1994: Avro 696 Shackleton, Agwanit, Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira, Western Sahara (0 fatalities)
• April 30, 1990: Avro 696 Shackleton, Tarbert (Harris Island), Hebrides Islands, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• April 7, 1972: Avro 696 Shackleton, Lossiemouth AFB Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 19, 1968: Avro 696 Shackleton, Mull of Kintyre Argyll, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
• April 1, 1968: Avro 696 Shackleton, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1967: Avro 696 Shackleton, Inverness Inverness-shire, United Kingdom (13 fatalities)
• November 19, 1967: Avro 696 Shackleton, Celtic Sea, World (9 fatalities)
• November 5, 1967: Avro 696 Shackleton, Indian Ocean, World (8 fatalities)
• May 17, 1967: Avro 696 Shackleton, Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 8, 1965: Avro 696 Shackleton, Kinloss Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• January 10, 1964: Avro 696 Shackleton, Inverness Inverness-shire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 8, 1963: Avro 696 Shackleton, Stettynskloof Western Cape, South Africa (13 fatalities)
• May 15, 1962: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gan AFB (Addu Atoll) South Province, Maldivian Islands (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1961: Avro 696 Shackleton, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 9, 1958: Avro 696 Shackleton, South China Sea, World (11 fatalities)
• January 10, 1958: Avro 696 Shackleton, Kinloss Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• September 14, 1957: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 5, 1957: Avro 696 Shackleton, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 7, 1956: Avro 696 Shackleton, Foolow Derbyshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• January 11, 1955: Avro 696 Shackleton, Celtic Sea, World (9 fatalities)
• January 11, 1955: Avro 696 Shackleton, Celtic Sea, World (9 fatalities)
• October 26, 1954: Avro 696 Shackleton, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 12, 1954: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gozo Island, Malta (10 fatalities)
• December 11, 1953: Avro 696 Shackleton, Isle of Mull Argyll, United Kingdom (10 fatalities)
• May 14, 1953: Avro 696 Shackleton, Belfast-Aldergrove Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 8, 1952: Avro 696 Shackleton, Tarbat Ness Caithness, United Kingdom (14 fatalities)
• June 25, 1952: Avro 696 Shackleton, Berwick-upon-Tweed Northumberland, United Kingdom (11 fatalities)
• August 12, 1951: Avro 696 Shackleton, Gibraltar, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)