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| Date: | Friday 18 May 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 35 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | PB684 |
| MSN: | TL-B |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.III PB684 ('TL-B') of 35 Sqaudron, RAF. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18 May 1945 when overshot landing, swung & undercarriage collapsed being DBR at RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire. The squadron’s Operations record Book shows “When completing a training flight, PB684 made a fast landing and the Captain W.N. Mercer, attempting to swing the aircraft off the runway, caused the undercarriage to collapse. Though the aircraft was very badly damaged, none of the crew was hurt”.
Pilot : Flight Sergeant Wlliam Norman Mercer RAF 1394251 (Officer:197711 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 19 June, 1945)
AM Form 78
The movement card shows that the aircraft was classified as FA/B; it was later reclassified as FA/E and struck off charge on 5th June 1945
AM Form 1180
The AM Form 1180 shows “Landing; aircraft overshot after fast approach and undercarriage collapsed when pilot swung to avoid running off end of runway (pilot should have gone round again)
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
2. https://35squadron.wordpress.com/2017/06/08/lancaster-pb684/
3. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 28-Aug-2013 16:57 | JINX | Added |
| 04-Jun-2015 17:43 | Angel dick one | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Destination airport, ] |
| 11-Oct-2018 22:44 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 15-May-2024 06:48 | Rob Davis | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
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