Nairobi - Nairobi

On May 28, 1947 at 12:00 AM, Nairobi - Nairobi experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Nairobi-Eastleigh (Moi Air Base) Nairobi City District.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

During the takeoff roll, the aircraft skidded and went out of control. The undercarriage collapsed and the airplane came to rest. There were no casualties among the crew of five from the 82nd Squadron.

Aircraft reference details include registration SW304.