Date & Time:
Sep 1, 1942
Type of aircraft:
Avro 679 Manchester
Operator:
Registration:
L7298
Flight Phase:
Landing (descent or approach)
Flight Type:
Training
Survivors:
Yes
Schedule:
Wigsley - Wigsley
Country:
United Kingdom
Region:
Europe
Crew on board:
6
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 at RAF Wigsley. On final approach, one of the engine failed. The airplane stalled and crashed few hundred metres short of runway. All six crew members escaped uninjured and the airplane was damaged beyond repair.
Crew:
Clinch,
Elkington,
F. E. Eustace,
Mims,
A. A. Morgan,
Rowlands.
Crew:
Clinch,
Elkington,
F. E. Eustace,
Mims,
A. A. Morgan,
Rowlands.
Probable cause:
Engine failure on approach.
