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Date: | Tuesday 6 May 1947 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Avro Lancaster ASR Mk III |
Owner/operator: | 210 Sqn RAF |
Registration: | PA982 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | 1/4-mile NNW of Colan, near RAF St. Eval, Cornwall, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | En route |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | RAF St. Eval, Cornwall |
Destination airport: | RAF St. Eval, Cornwall |
Narrative:Avro Lancaster ASR. Mk. III PA982, 210 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 6 May 1947 when crashed during forced landing 1/4 mile North North-West of Colan, near RAF St. Eval, Cornwall
The pilot feathered the starboard inner engine due to his concerns that the oil temperature was rising out of control. The pilot then decided to make an asymmetric (three engine) approach back at base (RAF St. Eval). However, during the approach on three engines, the pilot could not select 'full flaps' and so an overshoot was initiated.
However, the aircraft was unable to climb, and, as altitude was being lost, emergency engine boost on the three remaining engines was selected. At this point, the port outer engine also failed, the Lancaster was unable to maintain altitude on only two engines, and the aircraft force landed in a field at Colan, Cornwall, approx. two miles from RAF St. Eval
Colan is a village and civil parish in mid-Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated approximately three miles east of Newquay. The electoral ward is called Colan and St. Mawgan
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.62. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.298
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. The Lancaster File (James J. Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 116)
5.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._210_Squadron_RAF#Lancasters_and_Neptunes 6. 210 Sqn RAF ORB (Air Ministry Form AM/F.540) 1-9-1946 to 30-11-1947: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2468/7 at
https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8421920 7.
https://www.rafcommands.com/database/serials/details.php?uniq=PA982 8.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colan,_Cornwall 9.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._210_Squadron_RAF#Lancasters_and_Neptunes 10.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_St_Eval#Post_World_War_II Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-Aug-2013 08:22 |
JINX |
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04-Oct-2018 13:24 |
Nepa |
Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Operator] |
25-Nov-2019 01:22 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Time, Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
27-Nov-2019 11:43 |
Nepa |
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18-Aug-2020 17:28 |
MiG15 |
Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Operator] |
17-May-2023 20:28 |
Dr. John Smith |
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