Incident
On a night anti-submarine exercise originating from RAF Ballykelly, an aircraft was cruising in limited visibility when it struck the slope of Mount Beinn na Lice, located one mile northeast of the Mull of Kintyre Lighthouse. The impact caused the aircraft to disintegrate, resulting in the deaths of all nine crew members.
Crew
The following Royal Air Force personnel from 36 Squadron were aboard:
- F/Lt Geoffrey Finding (pilot)
- F/O James Alexander Campbell (copilot)
- F/O Gilbert Rishton (navigator)
- Sgt Cyril Armstrong (flight engineer)
- F/Sgt Raymond Fox (radio operator)
- F/Sgt Ronald Mark Noble (air signaler)
- Sgt Eric Honey (air signaler)
- Sgt Bernard Edward Lynn (air signaler)
- Sgt Roy Vincent Smith (air signaler)
Aftermath
The aircraft was destroyed upon impact. No further details are available from the source.