Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Sep 16, 1943 (1 killed), Den Ha...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on September 16, 1943 near Den Ham Overijssel, Netherlands with 1 fatality. Cause: The crew did not realize the aircraft...
- Date: September 16, 1943
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Den Ham Overijssel, Netherlands
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The crew did not realize the aircraft was flying too low, and it hit tree tops.
A Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster of the 617 Squadron on a bombing mission to Dortmund flew too low and hit tree tops near Den Ham, Overijssel. The captain was killed, and the other occupants were found alive.