Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Nov 11, 1947 (7 killed), Bucken...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on November 11, 1947 near Buckenham Norfolk, United Kingdom with 7 fatalities. Cause: The Hornet pilot misjudged the...
- Date: November 11, 1947
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Buckenham Norfolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The Hornet pilot misjudged the distance between the two aircraft.
A Royal Air Force Avro Lancaster (TW647) on a training sortie collided in the air with a de Havilland Hornet near Buckenham, Norfolk, and both aircraft dived into the ground. The Lancaster captain bailed out, while the other seven Lancaster occupants and the Hornet pilot were killed.