Incident Avro Lancaster I W4695,
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Date:Tuesday 16 May 1944
Time:01:10
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster I
Owner/operator:1 Lancaster Finishing School
Registration: W4695
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Sturgate, Lincolnshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Sturgate, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Narrative:
Went out of control on takeoff and crashed through a hedge, finishing up on Laburnham Farm, Lincolnshire

Sources:

Bonber Command Losses, Volume 8 by W R CHORLEY, page 180

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