Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III on Montecristo Island: 7 killed
Date & Time:
Sep 3, 1948
Operator:
Registration:
TX269
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Luqa - Saint Mawgan
Crew on board:
7
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
7
Circumstances:
While cruising at an altitude of 1,300 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located on the Island of Montecristo. All seven crew members were killed. They were performing a flight from Malta-Luqa to RAF Newquay-Saint Mawgain, Cornwall.
