Incident Avro Lancaster Mk I ME784,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 316440
 
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Date:Thursday 29 June 1944
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic LANC model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:460 Sqn RAAF
Registration: ME784
MSN: AR
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Location:RAF Manston, near Ramsgate, Kent, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Binbrook, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:RAF Manston, Kent
Narrative:
No.460 Sqn Lancaster I ME784 AR-? Crewed by Flt Sgt. M.L. Armstrong, W/O J.E. Brown RAAF, F/L J.A. Critchley RAAF, Sgt. G.W. Knott, F/O R.S. Samson RAAF, Sgt. F. Shaw and Sgt. W. Starkey force lands at Manston after taking off from Binbrook at 12:27hrs for mission over Siracourt to bomb V rocket sites.
Damaged beyond repair. 29/06/44. Two engines damaged by flak, aircraft crash landed at Manston.

Sources:

https://www.manstonhistory.org.uk/timeline/
http://www.adf-serials.com.au/lancaster.htm

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Jul-2023 19:36 Ralph Dalton Added
17-Jul-2023 08:12 Nepa Updated

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