Leconfield – Berlin

On March 12, 1953 at 02:30 PM, Leconfield – Berlin experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Boizenburg Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

7 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 7, crew fatalities: 7, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is terrorism act, hijacking, sabotage. En route, the four engine bomber was shot down by the pilot of a Soviet AF MiG-15 and crashed in Boizenburg, killing all seven crew members. It is understood tha the aircraft had been attacked after staying off course 'whilst on a routine training mission' from RAF Leconfield to the Airport of Berlin-Gatow. However, that may have been a "cover story" for the aircrafts real mission of ELINT (Electronic Intelligence Gathering) over Soviet-occupied East Germany.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF531.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3751°, 10.7232°.