Incident Avro Lancaster Mk I W4790,
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Date:Wednesday 30 August 1944
Time:02:58
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:1 LFS RAF
Registration: W4790
MSN: 3C-O
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire
Narrative:
Lancaster W4790: (Lancaster Finishing School RAF) crashed 30/08/194
Pilot landed at high speed, and raised the landing gear to a stop, at which time the plane was wrecked.

Sources:

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

Revision history:

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17-Jul-2023 15:53 Nepa Updated

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