ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 243685
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 March 1954 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B.VII |
| Owner/operator: | 25 F.6, Aéronavale |
| Registration: | WU-53/F-XCYH |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | French Indo-China -
 Vietnam
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.VII. Built for the RAF by Austin Motors at Longbridge, Birmingham as TW927. Delivered 11-8-45. No operational wartime service. Stored until delivered ex-38 MU RAF Langar, Nottinghamshire 4-9-52 to the Aeronavale as WU-53 (F-XCYH). Service with 25 F.6
Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9-3-1954 when crashed in Vietman (French Indo-China at the time)
Sources:
1. Avro Lancaster 1945-1965: In British, Canadian and French Military Service By Martin Derry, Neil Robinson
2. https://www.aircrash.info/ac.php?nr=007&V=N p.262
3. http://www.ffaa.net/aircraft/lancaster/fleet.htm
4. https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/20144
5. RAF Aircraft Movement Card (Air Ministry Form AM/F.78): http://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Lancaster/TW882-TW929/mobile/index.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 06-Oct-2020 16:29 | TB | Added |
| 14-Jun-2021 21:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source, Narrative] |
| 18-Jun-2021 19:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
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