A Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta

Quando

30 de dez. de 1952

Tipo

Evento

Coordenadas

35.86° N, 14.49° E

Description

A Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta, after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground.

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A Royal Air Force (RAF) Avro Lancaster bomber crashes in Luqa, Malta, after an engine failure, killing three crew members and a civilian on the ground

1952 military aviation accident in Luqa, Malta

The 1952 Luqa Avro Lancaster crash was a military aviation accident that occurred in Malta on 30 December 1952 when an Avro Lancaster bomber crashed shortly after takeoff from RAF Luqa into a residential area in Luqa. Three of the four crew members on board the aircraft and a civilian on the ground were killed. The crash also caused extensive property damage. The cause of the crash was engine failure.

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