Upwood – Marham

On January 22, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Upwood – Marham experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Marham AFB Norfolk.

The flight was categorized as military and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

6 people were known to be on board, 5 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 83.3%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 5, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the final approach completed by night with the flaps fully deployed, the engine number three failed. The airplane stalled and crashed in a huge explosion short of runway 06 threshold. Five crew members were killed while the sixth occupant was seriously injured. Crew: F/Sgt B. Wejman, † F/Sgt R. E. Griffith, † Sgt W. Pickering, † Sgt F. R. Edwards, † F/O M. L. Chatterjee, † Sgt J. F. Groom.

Aircraft reference details include registration SX923.