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| Date: | Thursday 7 May 2015 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | Battle of Britain Memorial Flight |
| Registration: | PA474 |
| MSN: | VACH0052/D29 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Minor |
| Location: | RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
| Nature: | Training |
| Departure airport: | RAF Coningsby |
| RAF Coningsby | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Number 4 engine fire and emergency landing. Fire extinguished by RAF fire service.
Sources:
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-32628263
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/ve-day-raf-bombers-engine-5654830
https://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/561086-bbmf-lanc-engine-fire.html
https://www.raf.mod.uk/display-teams/battle-of-britain-memorial-flight/
Media:
BBMF Lancaster engine No.4 on fire during flight, they landed the plane & the damage is still being assessed ���� pic.twitter.com/yRrbZQLiu7
— RICHARD LAWTON (@LAWTONRalawton) May 7, 2015Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 08-May-2015 08:28 | Red Baron | Added |
| 08-May-2015 08:33 | harro | Updated [Aircraft type, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 08-May-2015 09:45 | Aerossurance | Updated [Cn, Operator, Source, Embed code, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Sep-2022 08:56 | Nepa | Updated [Location, Embed code, Operator, ] |
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