Date:	Tuesday 5 February 1946
Time:	day
Type:	Avro Lancaster B Mk I
Owner/operator:	138 (Special Duties) Sqn RAF
Registration:	PB767
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Standing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Avro Lancaster PB767, 138 (Special Duties) Squadron RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5 February 1946 when Destroyed by Fire at RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk after a 'Verey' flare pistol was accidently fired inside the aircraft by the aircraft's wireless operator during pre-flight checks. All six crew safely evacuated from aircraft. Aircraft not repaired, and struck off charge

Royal Air Force Station Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south east of Mildenhall, Suffolk, England and 7.8 miles (12.6 km) north west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. 138 Squadron RAF was based here between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.29. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.62
5. No 138 Squadron: Operations Record Book for the period 1-1-46 to 31-8-50: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2452 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505090
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._138_Squadron_RAF#Special_Duties_in_World_War_II
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Tuddenham#Station_history

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
29-Aug-2013 02:03	JINX	Added
03-Jun-2015 14:34	Rata	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
28-Oct-2018 17:40	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
04-Nov-2019 04:24	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Phase, Departure airport, Source, Damage, Narrative]
08-Jun-2021 22:31	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
08-Jun-2021 22:33	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
08-Jun-2021 22:35	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Aircraft type, Source]
30-Jun-2023 14:20	Nepa	Updated [[Aircraft type, Source]]
17-Jul-2023 17:55	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[[Aircraft type, Source]]]