ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 231716
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| Date: | Friday 9 June 1950 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | C(A) MoS/Rotol Propellers Ltd |
| Registration: | NF910 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Moreton Valence, 6 mi SW of Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Moreton Valance, Gloucestershire | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Avro Lancaster B.Mk.1 NF910, C(A) MoS/Rotol Propellers Ltd: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 9/6/50 when undershot on approach to Moreton Valence, Gloucestershire. Aircraft hit perimeter fence, and crash landed. Was engaged at the time in trials of "paddle bladed" 4-blade propellers
Not repaired, struck off charge 12/8/50 as Cat.5(scrap). Lancaster NF910 had seen operational service in 1944-45 with 467 Squadron, RAAF as "PO-S" later "PO-Q".
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.106. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985 p 104)
3. National Archives (PRO Kew) File BT220/25: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C424146
4. National Archives (PRO Kew) File AVIA 5/30/S2499: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C6578345
5. https://ww2aircraft.net/forum/threads/family-history-raf-raaf-bomber-command-467-squadron.41297/
6. http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?13454-Paddle-Blade-Propellers-on-the-Lancaster-when-were-they-introduced
7. http://www.adf-serials.com.au/lancaster.htm
8. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Moreton_Valence
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 26-Dec-2019 21:13 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 17-Jul-2023 08:07 | Nepa | Updated |
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