ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 301893
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| Date: | Thursday 10 December 1942 |
| Time: | 02:35 LT |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 61 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W4168 |
| MSN: | QR-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Syerston |
Airborne at 1747hrs 9/Dec/42 for Turin.
On return, after one engine failed in flight, the aircraft was wrecked when it overshot and crashed after landing downwind.
Sgt H.Goodwin (American), Sgt H.D.Lewis, F/SJ.W.Patterson, Sgt L.S Hampnett, Sgt G.Walker, Sgt S.Smith, Sgt T.R.Jones all uninjured.
Sources:
BCAR database - http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 30 July 1942 | R5737 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | Vrizy, Ardennes |  |
w/o |
| 3 September 1942 | W4136 | 61 Sqn RAF | 7 | North Sea |  |
w/o |
| 1 October 1942 | R5759 | 61 Sqn RAF | 6 | Sildemow, Papendorf, Mecklenburg |  |
w/o |
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