ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 153950
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| Date: | Tuesday 8 March 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III GR |
| Owner/operator: | School of Maritime Reconnaissance RAF |
| Registration: | SW285 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall (EGHQ) |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III (GR) SW285 of RAF School of Maritime Reconnaissance at RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8/3/1955 when swung off the runway on take off from RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall, and the undercarriage collapsed. The pilot - Master Pilot Jozef Franciszek MURZYN (Service Number 780493, aged 35) - and his six crew were uninjured
The Lancaster was not repaired, and was struck off charge on 28/3/55 as Cat.5(c).
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.169 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p.16)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.161
4. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
5. https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-st-mawgan/
6. http://www.polishsquadronsremembered.com/316/316_pilotlist.html
7. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-avro-683-lancaster-biii-gr-raf-newquay-saint-mawgan
8. https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/41266/supplement/7596/data.pdf
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2013 15:10 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 10-Mar-2013 15:12 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date] |
| 29-Nov-2018 10:00 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative, Operator] |
| 28-Apr-2020 22:15 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Operator] |
| 08-May-2020 19:24 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Source, Narrative] |
| 08-May-2020 19:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Source] |
| 12-Jun-2020 08:56 | Allach | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator] |
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