Avro 691 Lancastrian crashes

26 crashes involving the Avro 691 Lancastrian since 1944, with 88 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 26
• Fatal crashes: 10
• Fatalities: 88
• First recorded: December 30, 1944
• Most recent: December 11, 1960

Deadliest

1. December 11, 1960: Avro 691 Lancastrian, San Andres de Giles Buenos Aires province, Argentina (31 fatalities)
2. August 2, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Mt Tupungato Mendoza, Argentina (11 fatalities)
3. March 23, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Indian Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
4. August 20, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Broglie Eure, France (8 fatalities)
5. November 22, 1948: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Conholt Wiltshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)

Countries

• United Kingdom (5)
• Australia (3)
• Argentina (2)
• Bermuda (2)
• Germany (2)
• International waters and airspace (2)
• Pakistan (2)
• Bolivia (1)
• Brazil (1)
• France (1)
• Gambia (1)
• Iraq (1)

Years

• 1947 (7)
• 1946 (6)
• 1949 (5)
• 1948 (3)
• 1944 (1)
• 1951 (1)
• 1955 (1)
• 1958 (1)
• 1960 (1)

All crashes

• December 11, 1960: Avro 691 Lancastrian, San Andres de Giles Buenos Aires province, Argentina (31 fatalities)
• October 16, 1958: Avro 691 Lancastrian, La Paz-El Alto La Paz, Bolivia (3 fatalities)
• March 29, 1955: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Hucknall AFB Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• November 17, 1951: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Sydney New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• December 23, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Dakar Dakar Region, Senegal (0 fatalities)
• November 7, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Castel Benito (Qaser Bin Ghashir) Tripoli, Libya (0 fatalities)
• June 26, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Berlin-Gatow Berlin, Germany (0 fatalities)
• May 10, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Ludwiglust Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany (0 fatalities)
• April 7, 1949: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Dubbo New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• November 22, 1948: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Conholt Wiltshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• August 27, 1948: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Tengah, Singapore (0 fatalities)
• August 1, 1948: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Mauripur AFB (Karachi) Sindh, Pakistan (4 fatalities)
• November 13, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Hamilton, Bermuda (0 fatalities)
• October 23, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, London-Heathrow London Metropolis, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 3, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Belfast-Nutts Corner Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 5, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Hamilton, Bermuda (0 fatalities)
• August 2, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Mt Tupungato Mendoza, Argentina (11 fatalities)
• June 11, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Natal Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil (5 fatalities)
• May 11, 1947: Avro 691 Lancastrian, H3 Oil Station Al-Anbar, Iraq (0 fatalities)
• August 30, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Banjul Banjul City District, Gambia (0 fatalities)
• August 20, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Broglie Eure, France (8 fatalities)
• August 15, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Bournemouth Dorset, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 17, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Mauripur AFB (Karachi) Sindh, Pakistan (0 fatalities)
• May 2, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Sydney New South Wales, Australia (0 fatalities)
• March 23, 1946: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Indian Ocean, World (10 fatalities)
• December 30, 1944: Avro 691 Lancastrian, Atlantic Ocean, World (5 fatalities)