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Date: | Saturday 21 May 1955 |
Time: | day |
Type: | Avro Lancaster MR Mk III |
Owner/operator: | School of Maritime Reconnaissance RAF |
Registration: | SW334 |
MSN: | H-H |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Location: | RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall, England -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall (EGHQ) |
Destination airport: | RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall (EGHQ) |
Confidence Rating: | Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Narrative:Avro Lancaster MR.Mk.III SW334, "H-H" of the School of Maritime Reconnaissance, RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall. Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21/5/55: The aircraft crashed after an attempted overshoot, flying on only three engines, while engaged in navigator training. All three crew were injured.
Crew of Lancaster MR.Mk.3 SW334:
Flight Lieutenant G W Culham RAF (pilot, Service Number 196143)
Flying Officer D A Hill RAF (navigator)
Flight Sergeant A E Risby (Flight Engineer)
This accident was the penultimate (last but one) RAF accident involving Avro Lancasters in operational service - the last was the crash of Lancaster RE211 on 2/2/56 (which see)
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. Royal Air Force Aircraft SA100-VZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1983 p 16)
3. Category Five; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1954 to 2009 by Colin Cummings p.134
4. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain, 1985)
5. Avro Lancaster 1945-1965: In British, Canadian and French Military Service p.18 By Martin Derry, Neil Robinson
Media:
Avro Lancaster MR.Mk.3 SW334, "H-H" of the School of Maritime Reconnaissance, RAF St. Mawgan, Cornwall, at RAF Odiham, Hampshire July 1953;
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
20-May-2020 20:54 |
Dr. John Smith |
Added |
21-May-2020 07:55 |
MIG29 |
Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Nature, Operator] |