Date:	Friday 20 December 1957
Time:	day
Type:	Avro Lincoln B Mk 2
Owner/operator:	199 Sqn RAF
Registration:	RF557
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Confidence Rating:	Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources

Narrative:
Avro Lincoln B.2 RF557: Written off 20/12/1957: After touchdown at RAF Hemswell, a sudden gust of wind ballooned the aircraft back into the air. It landed heavily tail down and swung off the runway. All six crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was considered as damaged beyond repair.

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.194 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.274
3. 199 Squadron ORB (Operations Record Book)(Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) 1-31 December 1957: File AIR 27/2827/140 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8432387
4. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_Lincoln#1950s
6. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-694-lincoln-b11-raf-hemswell
7. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1957

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
30-Jun-2011 19:50	angels one five	Added
30-Jun-2011 20:15	angels one five	Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Country, Phase, Source, Narrative, Plane category, ]
17-Aug-2012 03:06	Nepa	Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative]
30-Apr-2013 23:10	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Location, Nature, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
15-Aug-2020 21:52	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Source, Narrative]
15-Aug-2020 22:04	stehlik49	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator]