Farnborough - Farnborough

The crew was performing a local training mission from RAF Farnborough, consisting of asymmetric landing exercices. In flight, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field in Winchester, about 27 miles southwest of RAF Farnborough. Both crew members were killed. Crew: F/Lt R. F. Smail, pilot, W. N. Plews, flight engineer.

Flight / Schedule

Farnborough - Farnborough

Registration

RF534

Date

September 18, 1950 at 12:00 AM

Type

CRASH

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Crash Location

Winchester Hampshire

Region

Europe • United Kingdom

Coordinates

51.0613°, -1.3132°

Narrative Report

On September 18, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Farnborough - Farnborough experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Winchester Hampshire.

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

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a local training mission from RAF Farnborough, consisting of asymmetric landing exercices. In flight, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field in Winchester, about 27 miles southwest of RAF Farnborough. Both crew members were killed. Crew: F/Lt R. F. Smail, pilot, W. N. Plews, flight engineer.

Aircraft reference details include registration RF534.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.0613°, -1.3132°.

Fatalities

Total

2

Crew

2

Passengers

0

Other

0

Crash Summary

The crew was performing a local training mission from RAF Farnborough, consisting of asymmetric landing exercices. In flight, the crew lost control of the aircraft that crashed in a field in Winchester, about 27 miles southwest of RAF Farnborough. Both crew members were killed. Crew: F/Lt R. F. Smail, pilot, W. N. Plews, flight engineer.

Occupants & Outcome

Crew On Board

2

Passengers On Board

0

Estimated Survivors

0

Fatality Rate

100.0%

Known people on board: 2

Operational Details

Schedule / Flight

Farnborough - Farnborough

Flight Type

Training

Flight Phase

Flight

Crash Site

Plain, Valley

Region / Country

Europe • United Kingdom

Aircraft Details

Registration

RF534