Date:	Thursday 14 March 1946
Time:	evening
Type:	Avro Lancaster B Mk I
Owner/operator:	300 (Ziemi Mazowieckiej) Sqn RAF
Registration:	NG283
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	Spridlington, near RAF Faldingworth, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Faldingworth, West Lindsay, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:	RAF Faldingworth, West Lindsay, Lincolnshire

Narrative:
Avro Lancaster B. Mk. I NG283/"BH-D", 300 (Polish) "Land of Masovia" Bomber Squadron (Polish: 300 Dywizjon Bombowy "Ziemi Mazowieckiej"): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 14 March 1946 when crashed on overshoot to RAF Faldingworth, Lincolnshire.

The pilot opened the throttles too quickly during an overshoot approach to RAF Faldingworth, Lincolnshire, with the port outer engine feathered. Due to the aircraft flying on only three engines, a violent swing developed, and the pilot was unable to control the aircraft. The pilot then put the Lancaster down in a field at Springlington, just beyond RAF Faldingworth with the wheels retracted in a belly landing. All eight crew on board were uninjured.

The reported crash location of Spridlington is a village and civil parish in the West Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately 1.7 miles from RAF Faldingworth, and 8 miles (13 km) north from the city and county town of Lincoln, and just off the A15 road at approximate co-ordinates 53.348115°N 0.486648°W

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.34. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain,1992, p.8)
3. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
4. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.93
5. 300 (Polish)(Mazowiecki) Squadron, RAF: Operations Record Book for the period 1-7-1945 to 30-11-1946. National Archives (PRO Kew) file AIR 27/1658/42 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8399762
6. https://www.bcar.org.uk/1945-49-incident-logs#1946
7. http://www.faldingworthmemorials.co.uk/history
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._300_Polish_Bomber_Squadron#History
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Faldingworth#Operation_units_and_aircraft
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spridlington

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
22-Jun-2021 19:16	Dr. John Smith	Added
22-Jun-2021 19:23	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Operator]
22-Jun-2021 19:33	Coufal	Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]
09-Jul-2023 00:33	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Operator, Location, Operator]]