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| Date: | Tuesday 17 July 1945 |
| Time: | 13:19 |
| Type: |  Avro Lancaster B Mk III |
| Owner/operator: | 106 Squadron, RAF |
| Registration: | ND616 |
| MSN: | ZN-J |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 7 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire |
| RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire |
Avro Lancaster B. Mk. III ND616/ZN-J, 106 Squadron, RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire. Written off (destroyed) 17 July 1945 when crashed on the airfield at RAF Metheringham, Lincolnshire
The Lancaster was wrecked at 13:19hrs local time on 17 July 1945 when it belly-landed on the airfield at RAF Metheringham. While involved in a practice overshoot, the Lancaster swung to port. By the time control was regained, the Lancaster had turned through 180 degrees and was at a very low altitiude. As the pilot was unable to regain altiude, he was forced to make a belly landing on the airfield at RAF Methingham.
No injuries reported by the pilot - Flying Officer M Johnson RNZAF - and his crew
Lancaster ND616 was Struck off Charge as FACE (Flying Accident Cat. E) on 17 July 1945. However, it was not scrapped, being relegated to Ground Instructional Airframe 5532M with No.1 Radio School effective 1 August 1945, some two weeks later.
Sources:
1. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft NA100-NZ999
2. Rob Davis Bomber Command Losses Database.
3. The Lancaster File (James J Halley, Air Britain,1985).
4. 106 Squadron Operational Records Book (Record of Events for the period 1 May 1945 to 28 February 1946): National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR AIR 27/835/9 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/D8385848
5. Aircraft Movement Card (Air Ministry Form AM.78): https://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-78s/Lancaster/ND563-ND624/mobile/index.html
6. Aircraft Accident Record Card (Air Ministry Form AM.1180): https://lancasterbombersinfo.ipage.com/Data/Form-1180/Lancaster/1945/July/1.html
7. https://www.avro-lancaster.info/ndseries/nd616
8. https://www.bcar.org.uk/new1945-incident-logs#jul
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._106_Squadron_RAF#Reformation_and_World_War_II
10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Metheringham#Station_timeline_and_resident_units
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 01-Mar-2025 00:57 | Dr. John Smith | Added |
| 28-Apr-2025 11:31 | MMR | Updated [Cn, ] |
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