ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 278829
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| Date: | Saturday 6 June 1942 |
| Time: | 03:35 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | R5515 |
| MSN: | KM-A |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Location: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Waddington |
This aircraft was damaged on return from a practice bombing sortie. The pilot approached too high and fast, touching down at 115mph near the 3rd flare along the runway and was unable to prevent the aircraft overshooting.
Pilot P/O LM Tomkins was unhurt, 2nd pilot Sgt D Skinner and another member of the crew were injured.
Sources:
http://www.bcar.org.uk/new1942-incident-logs
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 17 April 1942 | R5510 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 3 | 3 km West of Augsburg, Bayern |  |
w/o |
| 25 March 1944 | ME672 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 6 | De Flaes swamp, Lage Mierde, Noord-Brabant |  |
w/o |
| 22 June 1944 | ND973 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 7 | between Melick and Herkenbosch; Limburg | |
w/o |
| 13 September 1944 | PB189 | 44 (Rhodesia) Sqn RAF | 8 | freight railway station at Stuttgart | |
w/o |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Jun-2022 19:54 | TigerTimon | Added |
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