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Old 29th Dec 2014, 17:14
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Leconsfield crash

My father recounts his version of the crash so:
Sitting outside near the flight line he saw the Lincoln on approach as it began to overshoot the runway.

It became apparent that the aircraft went into a steep nose up attitude and failed to recover from a stall. The aircraft fell to the ground outside the perimeter of the airfield beyond a group of trees obscuring his view of its final moments.

Dad was unsure that the accident happened on a Sunday quoting that he never flew on Sundays but he does Seem to think that on board were members of the rugby club probably returning from a match played at the weekend.

Dad over flew the crash site soon afterwards (not Sunday?!) and saw the stricken aircraft below.

One crew ember, an engineer escaped serious injury but dad recollects he got his head stuck through the fuselage on impact but was rescued successfully.
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