RAF Lancaster Crash in Goose Bay Labrador

[Kzee]

I am doing some research for a local aviation museum here in Nova Scotia. They had an inquiry about a Lancaster that crashed on take-off at Goose Bay Labrador in either 1951 or 1952. I have herd from a fellow researcher that the aircraft belonged to the Royal Air Force and a crewmember was seriously injured in the accident.

I have seen a photograph of the center section of the fuselage sitting in the dump at Goose Bay back in the 1970’s. Unfortunately it has since disappeared either buried or scrapped.

Any help in helping identify this Lancaster will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you,

Ken

[RareBear]

The Air Safety Network database does not show a Lancaster crashing near Gander at any time in the 1950's.

Walt

[Randy Haskin]

....now that my heart is beating again. I was picturing a Lancaster down *currently*!!

[birddog]

I remember recieving an email about a Lancaster crash in 1958 at
Alert on Elsmir island
Could this be the one
I will dig the photos out of my email files

[bdk]

....now that my heart is beating again. I was picturing a Lancaster down *currently*!!

RAF still flying them there?

[Kzee]

Thanks to all who has responded so far. My primary interest with the Lancaster is with the Canadian built Mk. X airframes. Having searched my database and other reference material I have compiled on RCAF Lancaster over the past 10 years or so I cannot find any evidence of an RCAF Lancaster crashing or being scrapped at Goose Bay. When my contact in Newfoundland told me it was an RAF Lancaster it made since to me. This is why I have not come across any information on this crash on takeoff at Goose Bay in my research materials.

If any of you could suggest where else I could look for information on this possible RAF Lancaster crash I would appreciate it.

Cheers,
Ken

P.S. Sorry I should have posted a date in the subject line

[RickH]

bdk, apparently anything is possible up there, birddog got an email in 1958 !

[birddog]

Did a googgle search "CFS Alert"
Found a site that gives history
RCAF Lancaster crash was 1950.Apparently a chute got tangeled in the tail during a para drop and all 9 aboard died.All are buried there.

[mrhenniger]

More comments supporting there was no Lancaster crash at Goose Bay...

Mike:

I did a bit....actually, a LOT....of searching around with Google, etc., as
well as in a couple of Lancaster books, and I could find no mention of this.
There were a heck of a lot of Lancs, and the print is very small!! My
eyeballs are tired!!

Is he sure it was a Lancaster and not something else, like a Lincoln or a
Shackleton or anything else?? There have been lots of crashes in and around
Goose Bay, with RCAF, RAF, USAF, USN, etc. aircraft.

Is he sure it was RAF and not RCAF?? There was an RCAF Lanc, from 405 Sqn.
that crashed near Goose Bay in Feb 53, but everybody on board that one was
killed.

Jerry Vernon

This came from an email list I belong to.

Mike