Incident Avro Lancaster Mk I PD347,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 69428
 
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Date:Tuesday 17 April 1945
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:57 Sqn RAF
Registration: PD347
MSN: DX-?
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF East Kirkby, near Horncastle, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Standing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF East Kirkby
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Destroyed when Lancaster PB360 blew up.

Sources:

Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
BCL 1945

History of this aircraft

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22 November 1942 W4360 57 Sqn RAF 7 Tourinnes-Saint-Lambert, Walloon Brabant w/o
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Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
25-Oct-2009 23:13 JINX Added
26-Oct-2009 10:36 JINX Updated
30-Mar-2013 19:45 Uli Elch Updated [Source]
29-Aug-2013 09:36 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative]
29-Aug-2013 19:31 JINX Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative]
03-Jun-2016 16:28 Red Dragon Updated [Cn, Location]
03-Jun-2016 16:29 Red Dragon Updated [Total fatalities, Total occupants, Source]
07-Nov-2018 18:53 Nepa Updated [Operator, Departure airport, Operator]
03-May-2023 10:24 Nepa Updated [[Operator, Departure airport, Operator]]

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