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| Date: | Friday 3 September 1948 |
| Time: | evening |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III GR |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | TX269 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Isola di Montecristo -
 Italy
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Luqa, Malta |
| RAF Mawgan, Cornwall |
Crashed on the island in flames. W/O Samual James Herd killed.
Sources:
http://archiviostorico.unita.it/cgi-bin/highlightPdf.cgi?t=ebook&file=/archivio/uni_1948_09/19480905_0001.pdf
http://www.aviationbanter.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=55505&d=1336736442
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-May-2010 13:41 | TB | Updated [Operator, Other fatalities, Nature, ] |
| 14-Nov-2010 13:03 | bob | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 21-Nov-2010 03:32 | b0b | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 10-Mar-2013 18:00 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 20-Jan-2014 19:29 | TB | Updated [Time, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 14-Dec-2015 18:52 | Anon. | Updated [Narrative, ] |
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