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| Date: | Wednesday 28 May 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 683 Lancaster PR Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 82 (United Provinces) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | SW304 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi -
 Kenya
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Eastleigh, Nairobi (HKRE) |
Written off (damaged beyond repair) when swung off the runway and undercarriage collapsed on take off from Eastleigh, Nairobi, Kenya on 28/5/1947
Sources:
Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999, James J Halley (Air Britain 1985)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._82_Squadron_RAF#Post-war_operations_in_Africa
https://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1952/1952
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moi_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Mar-2013 16:21 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 04-Apr-2013 19:44 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 03-Jun-2013 08:38 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 09-Apr-2022 07:40 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
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