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The 1948 Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster crash took place on 3 September 1948, operated by the Royal Air Force with an Avro Lancaster B Mk III GR. The aircraft crashed on the slopes of "Colle dei Lecci" on the island of Montecristo (at about 300 m, 980 ft altitude). The crash and subsequent fire resulted in the deaths of all seven occupants of ...
Pages in category "Accidents and incidents involving the Avro Lancaster" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Avro Lancaster is a British four-engine heavy bomber used by the Royal Air Force and other Commonwealth air forces during World War II. Of the 7,377 aircraft built, 3,736 were lost during the war (3,249 in action and 487 in ground accidents).
A Lancaster bomber (W-4126-KR) was on its way to an oil refinery in Nienburg, Germany. The aircraft was shot down by German naval anti-aircraft fire above Den Hoorn. Six of the seven crew members were killes (3 British, 2 Canadian, 1 Southern Rhodesian). One British crew member was able to rescue himself with a parachute and became a prisoner ...
Flight 694, operated by Martin 2-0-2A Skyliner Lancaster, collided in mid-air with a private DC-3 (N999B) over Cincinnati, Ohio, killing all 15 on board both aircraft. February 19, 1955 Flight 260, operated by Martin 4-0-4 Skyliner Binghamton, struck Sandia Mountain, New Mexico following an unexplained course change, killing all 16 on board.
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RAF Coastal Command Avro Lancaster GR.3, TX264, 'BS-D', of 120 Squadron RAF Kinloss, off-course in high winds and heavy overcast during a night-time navigation exercise between the Faroes and Rockall, crashes into Beinn Eighe's Triple Buttress at ~0200 hrs., just 15 feet (4.6 m) below the top of the 2,850-foot (870 m) westernmost gully of the ...
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