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| Date: | Friday 13 May 1955 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: | Avro Lincoln B Mk 2 |
| Owner/operator: | 83 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RF539 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Avro Lincoln B.Mk.2 RF539, 83 Squadron, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 13/5/55 when the undercarriage was raised to facilitate an emergency stop when the pilot decided to abort the the take off run at RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire. The aircraft had begun to swing off the runway, and went out of control, so had to be stopped before the Lincoln ran out of runway. No reported fatalities or injuries.
Sources:
1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.171 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.135
3. http://www.bcar.org.uk/1950s-incident-logs#1955
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_accidents_and_incidents_involving_the_Avro_Lincoln#1950s
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-May-2020 18:43 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 20-May-2020 19:46 | MIG21 | Updated [Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
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