Incident Avro Lancaster Mk I PB857,
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Date:Tuesday 9 October 1945
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:1656 CU RAF
Registration: PB857
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:1/2 mile SSW of RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire
Narrative:
Avro Lancaster Mk.I PB857, 1656 CU, RAF: Written off 9 October 1945. Engine failed, control lost on approach & crash landed half-a-mile south south west of RAF Lindholme, North Yorkshire; Destroyed By Fire. No fatalities reported.

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. pp. 11. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
3. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 126)

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2013 02:45 JINX Added
02-Oct-2018 18:13 Nepa Updated [Operator, Operator]
21-Oct-2019 16:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Time, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
21-Oct-2019 16:12 Dr. John Smith Updated [Source]
10-Nov-2023 16:40 Nepa Updated [Location, Operator]

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