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| Date: | Monday 16 January 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster MR Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 210 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF292 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF St. Eval, Cornwall, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF St. Eval, Cornwall |
Avro Lancaster GR.3 RF292: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 16/1/1950 when collided with a vehicle during landing at RAF St. Eval, Cornwall.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.89 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.29
3. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
4. Dinghy Drop: 279 Squadron RAF, 1941–46 By Tom Docherty
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 31-Dec-2017 22:42 | TB | Added |
| 14-Dec-2020 18:39 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Date, Time, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Total fatalities, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2020 18:42 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Source, ] |
| 15-Dec-2020 09:50 | Oezil | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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