ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21403
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Date: | Thursday 13 August 1942 |
Time: | 21:50 LT |
Type: | Avro Lancaster Mk I |
Owner/operator: | 50 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | L7534 |
MSN: | VN-Z |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Landing |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Destination airport: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire |
Narrative:Lancaster B.Mk.1 L7534 "VN-Z" of 50 Sqn., RAF. Written off (damaged beyond economic repair) when crashed on landing at RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire on 13 Aug 1942. Pilot misread wind direction, and aircraft wrecked when undercarriage collapsed. No injuries reported to the seven crew.
Sources:
1. Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
2.
http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/lancaster-crashes-in-lincolnshire-lancaster-crash-sites 3.
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs 4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/Fiches%20d%27accidents/1942/L7534.htm]
5.
http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/Man-Lanc%20serials.htm
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
25 June 1944 |
ME798 |
50 Sqn RAF |
7 |
near Hardinval, Hem-Hardinval {Somme} |
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w/o |
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
21-Jun-2008 20:08 |
JINX |
Added |
30-Dec-2014 19:04 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
06-Jun-2015 09:54 |
Cliford |
Updated [Operator] |
15-May-2020 21:08 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Time, Cn, Other fatalities, Source] |
15-May-2020 21:08 |
TigerTimon |
Updated [Nature] |
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