Berlin – Lübeck

On May 10, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Berlin – Lübeck experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Flight Refuelling, with the event recorded near Ludwiglust Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is technical failure. En route from Berlin to Lübeck, taking part to the Berlin Airlift, the crew encountered control problems. The captain decided to reduce his altitude and attempted an emergency landing in an open field located west of Ludwiglust. While the aircraft was damaged beyond repair, all four crew members were unhurt.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AKDP, MSN 3386, year of manufacture 1947.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.3225°, 11.5032°.