Incident Avro Lancaster Mk I PD420,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 159633
 
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Date:Sunday 24 December 1944
Time:23:00 approx
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:100 Sqn RAF
Registration: PD420
MSN: HW-D
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Kirkham, Lancashire -   United Kingdom
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Took off at 14:55 hrs for an operation against the Köln/Nippes marshalling yard in Germany.

Unable to land raf walmer, diverted to raf squires gate. lancashire. 3 attempts to land. runway 32 fogged in. climbed to4000 ft to allow crew to bale out, empty a/c proceeded inland circled the village of Wrea Green and finally hit a low hill adjacent to the resevoir, and bounced down to level ground behind Whinbrick cottages. A/c written off, no other damage.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=PD420&qand=&exc1=&exc2=&search_only=&search_type=exact

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
15 June 1943 ED973 100 Sqn RAF 7 Grashoek near Helden, Limburg w/o
22 May 1944 LL960 100 Sqn RAF 7 Binsheim, North Rhine-Westphalia w/o

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
29-Aug-2013 21:36 JINX Added
02-Apr-2015 16:01 am atc Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
03-Jun-2015 07:44 AlLah Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Cn, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative]
15-Sep-2021 10:49 TigerTimon Updated [Time, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]

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