ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 230191
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| Date: | Tuesday 18 September 1945 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 1653 HCU RAF |
| Registration: | HK703 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near RAF North Luffenham, Rutland -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
| RAF North Luffenham, Rutland |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III HK703, 1653 HCU (Heavy Conversion Unit), RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18 September 1945 when lost height on three-engined approach, and belly landed in a field near RAF North Luffenham, Rutland. No fatalities or casualties reported among the crew of seven.
Sources:
1. Royal Air Force Aircraft HA100-HZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
2. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1988)
3. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.7. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
4. http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/44%20squadron.htm
5. https://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?/topic/235039054-lancaster-questions/
6. http://www.planetrace.co.uk/1940-1949_28.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2019 20:15 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 01-Nov-2019 20:10 | Anon. | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
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