Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Jul 1, 1948, Lindholme AFB Sout...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on July 1, 1948 near Lindholme AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The trainee pilot forgot to...
- Date: July 1, 1948
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Lindholme AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The trainee pilot forgot to lower the undercarriage on approach, and the warnings were not heeded.
A Lancaster of No 230 OCU was flying an asymmetric training sortie at RAF Lindholme with one engine shut down. The undercarriage was not lowered, and the aircraft came down on its belly on the grass beside the runway. All four crew escaped without injury and the aircraft was written off.