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| Date: | Tuesday 29 March 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 691 Lancastrian C.2 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VL970 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Hucknall Airport -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Hucknall Airport (EGNA) |
Control was lost during an attempted overshoot. A wing hit the ground and the airplane carthwheeled, catching fire. The Lancastrian was flying on behalf of Rolls Royce at the time.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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