ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 158388
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| Date: | Saturday 24 February 1945 |
| Time: | 18:46 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF137 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster B.III RF137 Coded QR-E Damaged beyond repair when it exploded on the ground at Skellingthorpe on 24th February 1945. Exploded at 18:46 on its dispersal pan at Skellingthorpe. Earlier in the day RF137 had been involved in an aborted raid on the Dortmund-Ems canal, and it is probable that the accident occurred as the bomber was being de-bombed.
L/AC Wilson is buried in Cambridge City Cemetery, his two colleagues were taken to their home towns. L/AC Higgins was aged 41. Eleven other airmen were injured in this accident. Another 61 Sqn Lancaster, SW277, was damaged beyond repair by the explosion.
Three groundcrew killed:
L/AC B.Burnell KIA,
L/AC C.H.Higgins KIA,
L/AC H.G.Wilson KIA.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J. Halley, Air Britain)
2. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Aug-2013 15:41 | JINX | Added |
| 26-Dec-2014 19:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Dec-2014 19:40 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time] |
| 03-Nov-2018 09:42 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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