Date & Time:
Oct 5, 1942 at 1445 LT
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7386
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Scampton - Scampton
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
4
Crew fatalities:
0
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
0
Other fatalities:
0
Total fatalities:
0
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a local training flight on behalf of the 57th Squadron. Following an uneventful mission, the pilot was returning to base when, on final approach, an engine caught fire. The airplane became unstable then stalled and crashed in an open field located few hundred metres short of runway. Upon impact, the undercarriage were sheared off and the airplane slid for few dozen metres before coming to rest. All four crew members escaped unhurt while the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
P/O M. E. Walsh, pilot +3.
Crew:
P/O M. E. Walsh, pilot +3.
Probable cause:
Engine fire on approach.
