ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 21409
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| Date: | Saturday 7 February 1942 |
| Time: | 14:40 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | L7542 |
| MSN: | KM-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire |
This was the first Lancaster to be lost. The aircraft landed downwind on the short runway after the pilot misread the airfield's wind sock. Realising his error, F/Sgt Nicholson tried to turn onto the cross runway, but the aircraft skidded and ran into a bank of hard frozen snow. The undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft was deemed to be beyond economical repair.
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Denis Franklin Nicholson RAFVR 778392 (Officer:80278 Commission Gazetted : Tuesday 21 April, 1942), and his crew were uninjured. Aircraft has only flown for a total of six hours.
Sources:
Air Britain RAF Aircraft L1000 - N9999
nhttp://www.lostbombers.co.uk/bomber.php?id=47
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
http://www.sonsofdamien.co.uk/44%20squadron.htm
http://www.rodcollins.com/wordpress/lancaster-crashes-in-lincolnshire-lancaster-crash-sites
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Jun-2008 00:12 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Mar-2012 14:35 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 15-Aug-2012 06:36 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location] |
| 01-Jun-2013 16:25 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Narrative] |
| 18-Aug-2013 19:34 | JINX | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source] |
| 27-Nov-2014 16:23 | MiG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Departure airport, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 10-Mar-2022 20:37 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative] |
| 05-Jun-2023 17:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [[Time, Cn, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative]] |
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