ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230140
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| Date: | Saturday 15 December 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | NX674 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.I NX674, 617 (Dambusters) Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 15 December 1945. Sustained a multiple bird strike on take off from RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire. Aircraft force landed into a field just beyond the airfield perimeter. Not repaired, and struck off charge. No casualties or fatalities reported.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.22. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 112)
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Oct-2019 21:25 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 27-Oct-2019 22:01 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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