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Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in Río Gallegos
Date & Time:
Dec 5, 1965
Operator:
Registration:
B-040
Survivors:
Yes
MSN:
1459
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Aircraft flight hours:
1170
Circumstances:
Crashed during takeoff and came to rest in flames. All six crew members escaped uninjured.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I in El Kelâa des Sraghna: 20 killed
Date & Time:
Aug 17, 1960 at 2345 LT
Operator:
Registration:
55.S.4
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Paris – Istres – Agadir
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
15
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
20
Circumstances:
En route to Agadir at night, the crew informed ATC about an engine fire and elected to divert to Casablanca Airport. Shortly later, the airplane crashed in hilly terrain near El Kelâa des Sraghna, bursting into flames. All 20 occupants were killed. The airplane was also coded WU-26.
Probable cause:
Engine fire in flight.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I near Malmen AFB: 2 killed
Date & Time:
May 8, 1956
Operator:
Registration:
80001
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Malmen - Malmen
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
2
Circumstances:
The crew (two pilots and two engineers) were involved in a local test flight following engine maintenance and modification. Shortly after takeoff from Malmen AFB, while climbing, the engine number one caught fire. Both engineers were able to bail out and were found alive while both pilots were killed when the aircraft crashed in a huge explosion in Slaka Kyrka, about 4 km south of the airbase.
Probable cause:
Loss of control during initial climb following fire on engine number one.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster B.3 GR at RAF Newquay
Date & Time:
Feb 2, 1956
Operator:
Registration:
RE211
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Newquay - Newquay
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
An unexpected situation was encountered by the crew while taking off on a snow covered runway at RAF Newquay-St Mawgan. The captain decided to abandon the takeoff procedure but as the aircraft started to skid, he raised the undercarriage, causing the aircraft to sink on runway and to slid for dozen yards before coming to rest. All six crew members escaped uninjured while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster BIII GR at RAF Newquay-Saint Mawgan
Date & Time:
Mar 28, 1955
Operator:
Registration:
SW285
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Mawgan - Saint Mawgan
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
During the takeoff run, the aircraft swerved on runway, went out of control and came to rest. All seven crew members evacuated safely while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster MR.3 into the Celtic Sea: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Dec 17, 1954
Operator:
Registration:
RF290
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Saint Eval - Saint Eval
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
The crew left RAF Saint Eval to conduct a training mission consisting of a submarine attack. In unknown circumstances, the aircraft crashed into the Celtic Sea off the Cornwall coast. All seven crew members were killed.
Probable cause:
The cause of the accident could not be established.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III at RAF St Eval
Date & Time:
Dec 22, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
TX265
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Saint Mawgan - Saint Eval
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was completing a training flight from RAF St Mawgan to RAF St Eval. On final approach, the aircraft was too low and hit approach lights. The crew attempted to make a go around when the airplane crashed short of runway. There were no casualties but the aircraft was written off.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster I off Buenos Aires: 3 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 20, 1953 at 1100 LT
Operator:
Registration:
B-036
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Morón - Morón
MSN:
1455
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
3
Circumstances:
The crew was involved in a local test flight when the airplane crashed into the Rio de la Plata about six km off the district of Berazategui, in the suburb of Buenos Aires. Two crew members were rescued while three others were killed, among them the pilot Werner Baumbach and the flight engineer Karl Heinrich.
Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster in Greenwood AFB: 5 killed
Date & Time:
Oct 9, 1953
Operator:
Registration:
FM115
Survivors:
No
Crew on board:
5
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
5
Circumstances:
Shortly after takeoff from Greenwood AFB, while in initial climb, the airplane went out of control and crashed, killing all five crew members.
Crew:
Lac Ronald Floyd Green,
Cpl Frederick John Nunez Cardoso,
Cpl Joseph Louis Adelard Gaston Guérin,
F/Sgt Henry Robert Klang,
F/O Robert Alexander Pègues.
Crew:
Lac Ronald Floyd Green,
Cpl Frederick John Nunez Cardoso,
Cpl Joseph Louis Adelard Gaston Guérin,
F/Sgt Henry Robert Klang,
F/O Robert Alexander Pègues.
