List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro Lincoln

List of accidents and incidents involving the Avro Lincoln four-engined heavy-bomber and later used for signals intelligence, radar research and as an-engine test bed.

1940s

1946

• 20 February 1946 RF385 of No. 57 Squadron RAF lost control in cloud and crashed near Barsby, Leicestershire, seven killed.[1]
• 28 August 1946 RF441 of No. 61 Squadron RAF landing gear collapses while taxiing at RAF Waddington.[1]
• 29 August 1946 RF485 of No. 97 Squadron RAF caught fire in a hangar at RAF Coningsby.
• 8 November 1946 RE285 of the Air Torpedo Development Unit was abandoned over Chirton, Wiltshire at night when the fuel was exhausted.[1]

1947

• 24 February 1947 RF479 of No. 57 Squadron RAF hit snowbank on take-off. The landing gear collapsed on landing at RAF Woodbridge.[1]
• 23 May 1947 RE365 of No. 61 Squadron RAF crashed on approach to RAF Waddington, two killed.[1]
• 24 September 1947 RE373 of No. 97 Squadron RAF dived into the ground near Caistor, Norfolk, nine killed.[1]
• 21 October 1947 RF467 of No. 83 Squadron RAF landing gear collapsed on landing at RAF Hemswell.[1]

1948

• 26 January 1948 RE364 of the Empire Air Navigation School caught fire while being refuelled at RAF Shawbury, not repaired.[1]
• 30 April 1948 RF474 of No. 9 Squadron RAF broke up in cloud and crashed near Istres, France, 11 killed.[1]
• 2 July 1948 RF560 of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) spun into the ground near RAF Boscombe Down, four killed.[1]
• 9 July 1948 RF518 of No. 61 Squadron RAF stalled on landing when pilot's seat collapsed at RAF Wittering.[1]
• 31 August 1948 RF419 of No. 44 Squadron RAF flew into the ground while overshooting at RAF Wyton.[1]
• 19 October 1948 RF475 of No. 100 Squadron RAF landing gear collapsed on take-off from RAF Hemswell.[1]
• 10 November 1948 RF440 of No. 138 Squadron RAF crashed during an overshoot at Shallufa, Egypt and destroyed by fire.[1]
• 10 November 1948 SX924 of WEE RCAF ditched into Watson Lake, Yukon, after experiencing fuel flow problems.[2]

1949

• 3 February 1949 RE338 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF had the landing gear collapse on landing at RAF Lindholme.[1]
• 1 April 1949 RF359 of No. 61 Squadron RAF had the landing gear collapse on landing at Merignac, France.[1]
• 7 April 1949 RE370 of No. 61 Squadron RAF had the landing gear collapse on landing at Shallufa, Egypt.[1]
• 15 July 1949 RF471 of No. 61 Squadron RAF crashed four miles (6.4 km) from RAF Waddington, reason unknown, seven killed.[1]
• 26 September 1949 RE374 of No. 57 Squadron RAF and RF407 of No. 61 Squadron RAF collide and crash over Shropshire, seven on each aircraft killed.[1]
• 29 September 1949 SX990 of No. 35 Squadron RAF crashed into trees one mile (1.6 km) south of Shippea Hill, Suffolk, on a night approach to RAF Mildenhall.[1]
• 1 November 1949 RF469 of No. 57 Squadron RAF swung on take-off at Shallufa, Egypt and the landing gear collapsed.[1]
• 24 November 1949 RF470 of No. 57 Squadron RAF swung on overshoot at RAF Waddington.[1]

1950s

1950

• 15 March 1950 RF472 of No. 100 Squadron RAF overshot on landing at night at RAF Hemswell and crashed, five killed.[3]
• 15 March 1950 RF511 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF flew into a mountain near Bethesda, Caernarvon, Wales, six killed.[3]
• 14 April 1950 RE232 of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment had the landing gear collapse on take-off at Silloth.[3]
• 20 April 1950 RF408 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF landed with wheels-up during an overshoot at RAF Scampton.[3]
• 11 May 1950 SX957 of No. 148 Squadron RAF collided with a de Havilland Vampire (VZ188) during a dummy attack 12 miles (19 km) East-North-East of Fayid, Egypt, ten killed in Lincoln and one in Vampire.[3]
• 27 June 1950 RF383 of No. 100 Squadron RAF was hit by RF498 while parked at RAF Tengah and damaged beyond repair.[3]
• 12 December 1950 RE344 of No. 12 Squadron RAF crashed on landing at RAF Binbrook.[3]

1951

• 18 January 1951 RA712 of No. 617 Squadron RAF undershot on landing at RAF Binbrook and hit two parked Lincolns, RF537 and SX958, one killed.[3]
• 22 January 1951RA717 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF flew into ground 2.5 miles (4.0 km) North-East of RAF Scampton during a beam approach.[3]
• 5 February 1951 SX981 of No. 101 Squadron RAF was abandoned near Driffield following an engine fire.[3]
• 24 April 1951 RA682 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF swung on landing at RAF Scampton and landing gear collapsed.[3]
• 14 July 1951 RA692 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF flew into the ground 3 miles (4.8 km) East-North-East of RAF Scampton during a night approach, seven killed.[3]
• 24 August 1951 RA679 of No. 12 Squadron RAF overshot on landing at RAF Binbrook and landing gear collapsed.[3]
• 22 September 1951 RE302 of the Royal Air Force Technical College had the landing gear collapse on landing at RAF Marham.[3]
• 26 September 1951 RA689 of No. 9 Squadron RAF had a collapsed landing gear on landing as Shallufa, Egypt.[3]
• 10 October 1951 RE342 of No. 7 Squadron RAF flew into the ground on approach to RAF Upwood.[3]
• 17 November 1951 RF337 of the Central Signals Establishment had engine failure on take-off at RAF Gibraltar and flew into the sea.[3]
• 20 November 1951 RF353 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF had the landing gear collapse on landing at RAF Scampton.[3]
• 26 November 1951 RF500 of the Central Gunnery School crashed on approach to RAF Leconfield, two killed.[3]
• 26 November 1951 SX939 of No. 100 Squadron RAF was overstressed and relegated to ground training duties.[3]
• 1 December 1951 RF567 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF hit a hangar at RAF Scampton during an overshoot, two killed.[3]
• 20 December 1951 SX991 of the Radar Research Flight flew into the ground on approach to RAF Benson.[3]

1952

• 22 January 1952 RE413 of No. 97 Squadron RAF crashed on approach to RAF Marham, Norfolk.[3]
• 25 February 1952 SX928 of No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF crashed near RAF Scampton after an overshoot in fog.[3]
• 23 December 1952 RE424 of No. 61 Squadron RAF crashed at Westfield Farm, Lincolnshire on approach to RAF Waddington.[3]
• 19 December 1952 RF453 of No. 7 Squadron RAF was damaged beyond repair after it crash-landed near Upwood following an engine fire on take-off.[3]

1953

• 12 March 1953 RF531 of the Central Gunnery School was shot down by a Soviet fighter at Boizenberg in the Soviet Zone of Germany, seven killed.[3][4][5]
• 17 December 1953 RF349 of No. 49 Squadron RAF stalled on take-off at Eastleigh, Kenya and landing gear collapsed.[3]

1954

• 20 January 1954 RF335 of No. 100 Squadron RAF landing gear collapsed on take off at Eastleigh, Kenya.[3]
• 22 March 1954 RE297 of No. 61 Squadron RAF flew into high ground in Kenya, five killed.[3]

1955

• 9 April 1955 A73-64 of No. 10 Squadron RAAF crashed approximately 50m below the summit of Mount Superbus, west of Brisbane, Australia, while on a medical evacuation flight for a critically ill two-day-old baby girl from Townsville to Brisbane. Four crew, the baby and a nurse were killed. The aircraft was off course at night in bad weather.[6]
• 26 June 1955 WD131 of No. 199 Squadron RAF collided with a USAF F-86D over Germany, six killed.[3]
• 9 August 1955 RF574 of No. 83 Squadron RAF the landing gear was retracted instead of flaps during landing at RAF Hemswell.[3]

1956

• 7 May 1956 RA673 of the Bomber Command Bombing School was damaged beyond repair when it hit the sea wall on approach to RAF Thorney Island.[3]
• 28 September 1956 RA657 of No. 199 Squadron RAF bounced on landing at RAF Turnhouse, Scotland and ended up in a ditch.[3]

1957

• 20 December 1957 RF557 of No. 199 Squadron RAF was damaged beyond repair on landing at RAF Hemswell.[3]

1958

• 13 November 1958 SX934 of the Royal Air Force Flying College, landing gear collapsed on landing at RAF Manby.[3]

1960s

1961

• 22 March 1961 WD144 of the Royal Air Force Flying College landed with wheels up at RAF Manby.[7]

References

Notes

1. Halley 1999, pp. 25-97
2. "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 155686". Aviation Safety Network. 30 April 2013. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
3. Halley 1999, pp. 98-201
4. "Cold War casualties commemorated". 10 November 2009.
5. "Avro Lincoln". Archived from the original on 2016-08-23. Retrieved 2015-07-21.
6. "Avro Lincoln Bomber A73-64 Crashed into Mount Superbus in Southern Queensland on 9 April 1955". Retrieved 2014-11-24.
7. Halley 1999, pp. 201-221

Bibliography

• Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings - Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells, Kent, United Kingdom: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.