Narrative:
The aircraft caught fire on approach to RAF Shaibah. It burned out after landing.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Friday 10 August 1945 |
| Type: |  Consolidated Liberator C.VII (C-87) |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | EW618 |
| MSN: | 28 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | near Shaibah RAF Station ( Iraq)
|
| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Shaibah RAF Station, Iraq |
The aircraft caught fire on approach to RAF Shaibah. It burned out after landing.
Sources:
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