Avro 683 Lancaster crash, Dec 2, 1952 (4 killed), Benson...
Avro 683 Lancaster accident on December 2, 1952 near Benson AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: Flew into the ground during a GEE...
- Date: December 2, 1952
- Aircraft: Avro 683 Lancaster
- Location: Benson AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Flew into the ground during a GEE letdown approach to Benson.
Lancaster PR Mk I RA803 of 82 Squadron crashed a few hundred yards short of the runway at RAF Benson during a local training sortie. All four crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed.