Aston Down - Aston Down

On March 14, 1946 at 12:00 AM, Aston Down - Aston Down experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Aston Down AFB Gloucestershire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. Shortly after takeoff from RAF Aston Down, while climbing, the aircraft suffered a simultaneous failure of all four engines. The crew, who was completing a training mission, attempted to make an emergency landing but the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located in Chalford, some 1,3 mile north of the airfield. Both crewmen were killed. Crew (428th Squadron): S/L Reggie Heber Thomas, pilot, F/Sgt Ronald Lester Gray, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration KB705, MSN 37006.