Avro 694 Lincoln crash, Feb 19, 1955 (10 killed), Githung...
Avro 694 Lincoln accident on February 19, 1955 near Githunguri Central, Kenya with 10 fatalities. Cause: Unauthorised low-level passes over the Police...
- Date: February 19, 1955
- Aircraft: Avro 694 Lincoln
- Location: Githunguri Central, Kenya
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Unauthorised low-level passes over the Police Officers' Mess by the pilot
Returning from a strike over the Kipipiri Forest, the pilot of this No. 49 Squadron RAF Lincoln made unauthorised low passes over a police officers' mess where colleagues were gathered. On a third pass the aircraft struck huts and a chimney, then stalled and dived into the ground near Githunguri. All six crew were killed, and the sources also report four further deaths on the ground.