Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Dec 21, 1948 (7 killed), Tintwi...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on December 21, 1948 near Tintwistle Derbyshire, United Kingdom with 7 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft strayed out of its...
- Date: December 21, 1948
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Tintwistle Derbyshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft strayed out of its training area in low cloud and flew into a hill.
A No. 230 OCU Avro Lancaster on a night familiarization exercise from RAF Lindholme strayed west of its training area in low cloud and struck a hill at Tintwistle in Derbyshire in the early hours of 21 December 1948. The aircraft burned out and all seven crew died, one of them after being found alive at the scene.