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Date: | Friday 23 May 1947 |
Time: | night |
Type: | Avro Lincoln B Mk 2 |
Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | RF365 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | near Coleby, 2 miles SW of RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Narrative:Avro Lincoln RF365: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23 May 1947 when crashed near Coleby, North Kesteven, 2 miles South West of RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire
The aircraft was making a night GCA (Ground Controlled Approach) approach to RAF Waddington at night in adverse weather conditions, when the pilot was advised that he was 150 feet above the safe glide slope. The pilot then descended below the glide path, the aircraft then developed a swing, crashed short of the runway and then caught fire. Two of the crew of six were killed, the other four sustained varying degrees of injuries.
Crew fatalities
Navigator II (1864065) Ronald Ernest Travers Hines (Navigator) RAFVR - killed on active service 23-5-1947, buried at All Saints Churchyard Carshalton, London Borough of Sutton, Greater London, England
AC.2 (3101262) Barry Biggins (pass.) RAFVR- killed on active service 23-5-47,
buried at Shire Green Cemetary, Sheffield, South Riding of Yorkshire
Surviving Crew:
Flying Officer Broadbent (pilot) RAFVR- survived although injured. Suffered from burns injuries, and taken to the Queen Victoria Hospital at East Grinstead, Sussex for extensive and prolonged treatment
Warrant Officer Osborne, RAFVR - survived injured
Flight Sergeant Morrison, RAFVR - survived injured
AC.2 (Aircraftman 2nd Class) Church RAFVR - survived injured
The other three injured crew were taken to the RAF Hospital at Rauceby, Lincolnshire for treatment
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.25. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.314-315
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain 1985)
4.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_Lincoln 5. 61 Sqn RAF ORB for the period 1-1-46 to 31-7-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) AIR27/2426/10:
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8420204 6.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2434122/ronald-ernest-travers-hines/ 7.
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2413749/barry-biggins/ 8.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95780949/ronald-ernest_travers-hines 9.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100031296/barry-biggins 10.
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/wardead/details.php?qnum=20913 11.
https://losses.internationalbcc.co.uk/loss/290061 12.
https://aircrewremembered.com/broadbent.html 13.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1947 14.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._61_Squadron_RAF#Post-war 15.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleby,_North_Kesteven Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
16-May-2023 01:02 |
Dr. John Smith |
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16-May-2023 01:05 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated |
16-May-2023 09:07 |
Nepa |
Updated |