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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 1944 |
| Time: | 02:58 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster Mk I |
| Owner/operator: | 1 LFS RAF |
| Registration: | W4790 |
| MSN: | 3C-O |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire, England -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Hemswell, Lincolnshire |
Lancaster W4790: (Lancaster Finishing School RAF) crashed 30/08/194
Pilot landed at high speed, and raised the landing gear to a stop, at which time the plane was wrecked.
Pilot : Flight Lieutenant David Oswald Dickie RAF 80987 : Commission Gazetted Tuesday 09 July, 1940)
Sources:
Bonber Command Losses, Volume 8 by W R CHORLEY, page 180
Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Jul-2023 15:53 | Nepa | Updated |
| 23-Sep-2024 18:46 | Rob Davis | Updated [Other fatalities, Source, Narrative, ] |
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