Avro 683 Lancaster crashes

164 crashes involving the Avro 683 Lancaster since 1942, with 910 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 164
• Fatal crashes: 131
• Fatalities: 910
• First recorded: February 7, 1942
• Most recent: December 5, 1965

Deadliest

1. May 9, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Roye Somme, France (30 fatalities)
2. September 29, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Italy (26 fatalities)
3. September 19, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Khoms Murqub, Libya (25 fatalities)
4. October 4, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Cap Corse Haute Corse, France (25 fatalities)
5. April 22, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Fulbeck AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (21 fatalities)

Countries

• United Kingdom (52)
• Netherlands (44)
• Germany (15)
• France (13)
• Canada (8)
• International waters and airspace (8)
• Belgium (3)
• Italy (3)
• Norway (3)
• Switzerland (3)
• Argentina (2)
• Libya (2)

Years

• 1944 (48)
• 1943 (34)
• 1942 (17)
• 1945 (11)
• 1946 (11)
• 1948 (9)
• 1952 (8)
• 1953 (8)
• 1947 (4)
• 1949 (3)
• 1950 (3)
• 1951 (2)

All crashes (page 1 of 2)

• December 5, 1965: Avro 683 Lancaster, Río Gallegos Santa Cruz, Argentina (0 fatalities)
• August 17, 1960: Avro 683 Lancaster, El Kelâa des Sraghna Marrakech-Tensift-El Haouz, Morocco (20 fatalities)
• May 8, 1956: Avro 683 Lancaster, Malmen AFB Östergötland, Sweden (2 fatalities)
• February 2, 1956: Avro 683 Lancaster, Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 28, 1955: Avro 683 Lancaster, Newquay-Saint Mawgan AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 17, 1954: Avro 683 Lancaster, Celtic Sea, World (7 fatalities)
• December 22, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 20, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Buenos Aires Buenos Aires City, Argentina (3 fatalities)
• September 28, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Luqa, Malta (0 fatalities)
• July 28, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Menihek Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (0 fatalities)
• May 26, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Iron Mountain Oregon, United States (10 fatalities)
• April 20, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Kentville Nova Scotia, Canada (6 fatalities)
• February 1, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Goose Bay Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (9 fatalities)
• January 15, 1953: Avro 683 Lancaster, Agrigento Sicily, Italy (7 fatalities)
• December 30, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Luqa, Malta (4 fatalities)
• December 2, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Benson AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• November 24, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Comox British Columbia, Canada (8 fatalities)
• July 22, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Bagotville Quebec, Canada (6 fatalities)
• May 22, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, West Malling Kent, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• April 25, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Summerside Prince Edward Island, Canada (4 fatalities)
• March 28, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 23, 1952: Avro 683 Lancaster, Mediterranean Sea, World (2 fatalities)
• August 15, 1951: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tripoli Tripoli, Libya (1 fatality)
• March 14, 1951: Avro 683 Lancaster, Mt Beinn Eighe Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
• July 31, 1950: Avro 683 Lancaster, Alert AFB Nunavut, Canada (9 fatalities)
• January 12, 1950: Avro 683 Lancaster, Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 12, 1950: Avro 683 Lancaster, Kinloss Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• November 3, 1949: Avro 683 Lancaster, Selsey West Sussex, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• May 26, 1949: Avro 683 Lancaster, Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 14, 1949: Avro 683 Lancaster, Shepherds Grove AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 21, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tintwistle Derbyshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• November 23, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lagos Lagos, Nigeria (0 fatalities)
• November 10, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lindholme AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 4, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Upwood AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 3, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Montecristo Island Tuscany, Italy (7 fatalities)
• August 23, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Kinloss Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (8 fatalities)
• July 1, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lindholme AFB South Yorkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• February 17, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tain AFB Ross and Cromarty, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1948: Avro 683 Lancaster, Istres-Le Tubé Bouches-du-Rhône, France (6 fatalities)
• November 11, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Buckenham Norfolk, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• August 14, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Ballykelly AFB Londonderry, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 28, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base) Nairobi City District, Kenya (0 fatalities)
• March 20, 1947: Avro 683 Lancaster, Atlantic Ocean, World (7 fatalities)
• September 19, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Khoms Murqub, Libya (25 fatalities)
• September 2, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• August 25, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Gander Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada (4 fatalities)
• July 17, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 18, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, North Luffenham AFB Rutland, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• March 14, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Aston Down AFB Gloucestershire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• February 21, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Leamington Spa Warwickshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• February 4, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Wigston Leicestershire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• February 1, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Strubby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• January 21, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Fāyid AFB Ismailia, Egypt (3 fatalities)
• January 8, 1946: Avro 683 Lancaster, Normanby le Wold Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• November 7, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, English Channel, World (8 fatalities)
• October 4, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Cap Corse Haute Corse, France (25 fatalities)
• September 29, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Italy (26 fatalities)
• July 14, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Burdale North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• July 3, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Weston-super-Mare Somerset, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• May 18, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Higher Shelf Stones Derbyshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• May 9, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Roye Somme, France (30 fatalities)
• April 22, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Fulbeck AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom (21 fatalities)
• February 3, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Eindhoven North Brabant, Netherlands (1 fatality)
• January 3, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Leek Staffordshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• January 1, 1945: Avro 683 Lancaster, Vilt Limburg, Netherlands (8 fatalities)
• December 21, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Åseral Vest-Agder, Norway (7 fatalities)
• December 21, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Åseral Vest-Agder, Norway (7 fatalities)
• December 17, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lewedorp Zeeland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• November 22, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Vlissingen Zeeland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• November 16, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Düren North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (7 fatalities)
• November 16, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Düren North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (7 fatalities)
• November 6, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Vlieland Friesland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• October 14, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (7 fatalities)
• October 14, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Duisburg North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (4 fatalities)
• October 4, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Ellingstring North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• September 23, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Lage Zwaluwe North Brabant, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• August 31, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Vlissingen Zeeland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• July 29, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Pot-de-Vin Meurthe-et-Moselle, France (5 fatalities)
• July 21, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Renesse Zeeland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• June 28, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Wissant Pas-de-Calais, France (7 fatalities)
• June 22, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Epe Gelderland, Netherlands (2 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Markemeer Flevoland, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tongeren Gelderland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Zuidloo Overijssel, Netherlands (5 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Apeldoorn Gelderland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Urk Flevoland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Eerbeck Gelderland, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Oirschot North Brabant, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Zelhem Gelderland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• June 13, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tienray Limburg, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• May 28, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Sommelsdijk South Holland, Netherlands (8 fatalities)
• May 26, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Thurgarton Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• May 25, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Tilburg North Brabant, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• May 23, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Camperduin North Holland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• May 22, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Geldrop North Brabant, Netherlands (3 fatalities)
• May 22, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Molenaarsgraaf South Holland, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
• May 22, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Rosendaal North Brabant, Netherlands (6 fatalities)
• May 12, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Aardenburg Zeeland, Netherlands (7 fatalities)
• May 12, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Malle Antwerp, Belgium (7 fatalities)
• April 28, 1944: Avro 683 Lancaster, Steckborn Thurgau, Switzerland (1 fatality)