RF407

On September 26, 1949 at 12:00 AM, RF407 experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Staythorpe Nottinghamshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley 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. The crew was engaged in a training mission called 'Operation Bulldog' consisting of an aerial attack of a target located outside the city of Staythorpe. While approaching the target on the north of the city at low height, the aircraft collided with a second RAF Avro 694 Lincoln B.2 registered RE374 and carrying also a crew of seven. Both aircraft dove into the ground and crashed in a field, killing all 14 crew members. Crew (61st Squadron): Stanley Wilson +6.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF407.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 53.0779°, -0.8774°.