Date:	Thursday 5 April 1945
Time:	evening
Type:	Avro Lancaster Mk I
Owner/operator:	617 (Dambusters) Sqn RAF
Registration:	PB415
MSN:	AJ-T
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire
Destination airport:	RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire

Narrative:
Avro Lancaster B Mk. I PB415/AJ-T of 617 (Dambusters) Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 5 April 1945 in a training accident when the aircraft overshot the runway on landing at RAF Lossiemouth, Morayshire. Aircraft swung off runway and undercarriage collapsed. As far as is known, no crew were injured

Brief History of Lancaster PB415
07-08-1944; Delivered to 617 Squadron RAF at Scampton and became AJ-T
07-10-1944: Classfied as Cat.E (m) as Missing on operations
08-10-1944: Re-cat B and sent to 54 MU RAF for repairs
15-12-1944: Re-cat A(c)
17-01-1945: Returned to 617 Squadron at RAF Scampton as AJ-T
05-04-1945: Cat B (FA) damage in flying accident at Lossiemouth as per the above
18-04-1945: Re-Cat E (FACE - Flying Accident Cat.E) and struck off charge

1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
3. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain 1985)
4. 617 Squadron, Operational Record Book (Record of Events for the period 1 to 30 April 1945): National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 27/2526 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C2505164
5. Aircraft Movement Card (Air Ministry Form AM.78): https://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Lancaster/PB407-PB473/mobile/index.html
6. Aircraft Accident Record Card (Air Ministry Form AM.1180): https://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-1180/Lancaster/1945/April/prt1/1.html
7. https://www.dambusters.org.uk/operations.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._617_Squadron_RAF#Second_World_War
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Lossiemouth#History

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
27-Aug-2013 06:12	JINX	Added
28-Oct-2014 15:45	Jixon	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, ]
09-Oct-2018 18:05	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator, ]
19-Jan-2025 14:43	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Time, Registration, Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, Category, ]