Avro 694 Lincoln crash, Mar 12, 1953 (7 killed), Boizenbu...
Avro 694 Lincoln accident on March 12, 1953 near Boizenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany with 7 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by Soviet MiG-15 fighters.
- Date: March 12, 1953
- Aircraft: Avro 694 Lincoln
- Location: Boizenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
- Fatalities: 7
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by Soviet MiG-15 fighters
An RAF Avro Lincoln B.2 on a training flight from RAF Leconfield to Berlin-Gatow strayed off course into East German airspace. It was intercepted and shot down by Soviet MiG-15 fighters near Boizenburg on 12 March 1953, and all seven crew were killed.