Luqa - Saint Mawgan

On September 3, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Luqa - Saint Mawgan experienced a crash involving Avro 683 Lancaster, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Montecristo Island Tuscany.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was flight at a mountains 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 human factor. While cruising at an altitude of 1,300 feet in marginal weather conditions, the aircraft hit the slope of a mountain located on the Island of Montecristo. All seven crew members were killed. They were performing a flight from Malta-Luqa to RAF Newquay-Saint Mawgain, Cornwall.

Aircraft reference details include registration TX269.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 42.3322°, 10.3093°.