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Date: | Friday 28 September 1956 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Avro Lincoln B Mk 2 |
Owner/operator: | 199 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | RA657 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Turnhouse, near Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | Edinburgh-Turnhouse Airport (EDI/EGPH) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Avro Lincoln RA657: Written off 28/09/1956: Damaged when it bounced on landing at RAF Turnhouse, West Lothian in turbulent conditions, overran the runway and came to rest in a ditch. It was not repaired and was scrapped on site.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.183 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2.
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1956.htm 3.
https://forum.keypublishing.com/showthread.php?111220-Lincoln-refueling&highlight=RA657_ 4.
https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-694-lincoln-b2-raf-turnhouse Images:
1957. RAF Turnhouse, Edinburgh.
Media:
Avro Lincoln B.2 at Farnborough Air Show, September 1950:
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
30-Apr-2013 23:02 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
01-May-2013 13:09 |
Nepa |
Updated [Operator, Location] |
03-Jan-2016 08:39 |
kc |
Updated [Photo, ] |
11-Jul-2020 23:37 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Location, Source, Embed code, Narrative] |
04-Apr-2024 10:59 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator] |