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| Date: | Thursday 19 February 1948 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: | Avro 694 Lincoln B Mk 30 |
| Owner/operator: | 21 Sqn RAAF |
| Registration: | A73-11 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAAF Amberley, Ipswich, QLD -
 Australia
|
| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAAF Laverton, Victoria |
| RAAF Amberley, Queensland |
Served with 21 Sqn. Stalled and Crashed on overshoot, 19/02/48. RAAF Amberley Queensland. All 16 on board killed. The Court of Inquiry deemed that the aircraft had been overloaded
Sources:
1. http://www.adf-gallery.com.au/.au/dfs/LincolnA73-11.pdf
2. https://www.airforce.gov.au/raafmuseum/research/aircraft/series2/A73.htm
3. http://wikimapia.org/14110989/1948-RAAF-Avro-Lincoln-bomber-crash-location
4. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._21_Squadron_RAAF#Post-war
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 29-Apr-2013 19:48 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 29-Apr-2013 19:49 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 10-May-2013 17:16 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 23-Mar-2014 22:33 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
| 23-Mar-2014 22:36 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 09-Apr-2022 10:39 | Ron Averes | Updated [Aircraft type, ] |
| 09-Jun-2022 22:30 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
| 10-Jun-2022 00:19 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location, ] |
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