Crash of an Avro 683 Lancaster III in Sibsey: 6 killed

Date & Time: Jan 29, 1943 at 1530 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 683 Lancaster
Operator:
Registration:
ED503
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
No
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Sibsey
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
6
Circumstances:
The airplane was performing a fighter affiliation exercise when it crashed for unknown reasons in an open field located in Sibsey. All six crew members were killed.
Crew:
F/Lt Robert Frood Lind, pilot,
P/O Charles Wilfred Cocks,
Sgt Donald Arthur Brown,
Sgt John Doran,
Sgt Thomas Joseph Henry,
Sgt Thomas Wishart, air gunner.

Crash of an Avro 679 Manchester I in Sibsey

Date & Time: Sep 28, 1941
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7375
Flight Phase:
Flight
Flight Type:
Test
Survivors:
Yes
Site:
Plain, Valley
Location:
Sibsey
Lincolnshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
2
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
While performing a test flight, the crew encountered technical problems with the starboard engine. The airplane crash landed in a field located at Sibsey, some 4 miles northeast of Boston. Both crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew (97th Squadron):
F/O H. S. Blakeman +1.
Probable cause:
The starboard propeller jammed in fine pitch, necessitating an emergency landing.
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