Wünsdorf – Tarrant Rushton

On November 22, 1948 at 05:08 PM, Wünsdorf – Tarrant Rushton experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Flight Refuelling, with the event recorded near Conholt Wiltshire.

The flight was categorized as positioning and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a plain, valley crash site.

8 people were known to be on board, 7 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 87.5%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 4, passenger fatalities: 4, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The aircraft was ferried to RAF Tarrant Rushton for maintenance. While descending from the northeast, the crew encountered poor weather conditions. In low visibility, the pilot started the approach when the four engine aircraft hit tree tops and crashed in flames on a hilly terrain located in Conholt, about 38 miles northeast of RAF Tarrant Rushton. A crew member was seriously injured while seven other occupants were killed. It was determined that the aircraft was off course at the time of the accident.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AHJW, MSN RSLB127336, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.2962°, -1.5448°.