Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Little Ouseburn
Date & Time:
May 5, 1943 at 0430 LT
Operator:
Registration:
ED830
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Holme-on-Spalding-Moor - Holme-on-Spalding-Moor
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The airplane departed RAF Holme-on-Spalding-Moor at 2200LT on April 4 on an operation to Dortmund. The following night, it was approaching the airbase when it collided with trees and crashed in Little Ouseburn, about 4 km west of the airfield. A crew was injured.
Crew:
Sgt F. P. Smith, pilot,
Sgt J. N. Ingram,
Sgt D. Hanslow,
Sgt B. J. Studd,
Sgt J. E. Dix,
Sgt R. R. McCord,
Sgt F. M. Quick, air gunner.
Crew:
Sgt F. P. Smith, pilot,
Sgt J. N. Ingram,
Sgt D. Hanslow,
Sgt B. J. Studd,
Sgt J. E. Dix,
Sgt R. R. McCord,
Sgt F. M. Quick, air gunner.
