Date:	Thursday 20 April 1950
Time:	night
Type:	Avro Lincoln B Mk 2
Owner/operator:	230 OCU RAF
Registration:	RF408
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire (SQZ/EGXP)
Destination airport:	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire (SQZ/EGXP)
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Avro Lincoln B.Mk.2 RF408, 230 OCU, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 20/4/1950. While overshooting from a missed approach to the RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire, the aircraft bounced, struck the ground heavily, and was wrecked in a "wheels up" belly landing. As far as is known, there were no fatalities among the crew of six

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.101 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.49
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_Lincoln
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._230_Operational_Conversion_Unit_RAF
5. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1950

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
19-Dec-2020 19:49	Dr. John Smith	Added
19-Dec-2020 19:49	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Narrative]
19-Dec-2020 21:18	Koumas	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]