Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Jul 14, 1945 (6 killed), Burdal...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on July 14, 1945 near Burdale North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 6 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft ran into a...
- Date: July 14, 1945
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Burdale North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft ran into a thunderstorm, went out of control and dove into the ground.
An RAF Avro Lancaster on a night training exercise from RAF Wickenby ran into a thunderstorm, went out of control and crashed northwest of Driffield in Yorkshire on 14 July 1945. Six of the seven crew were killed and one survived.