1952 Luqa Avro Lancaster crash (Q85722886)

matcher place: Malta (relation 365307), Southern Region (relation 1711219)
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English Wikipedia categories: 1952 in Malta, Accidents and incidents involving Royal Air Force aircraft, Accidents and incidents involving the Avro Lancaster, Aviation accidents and incidents in 1952, Aviation accidents and incidents in Malta, December 1952 in Europe, Luqa

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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

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.

Summary from Język polski / Polish Wikipedia (plwiki)

Katastrofa samolotu Avro Lancaster w Luqa w 1952 – wypadek samolotu wojskowego, który miał miejsce na Malcie 30 grudnia 1952, kiedy bombowiec Avro Lancaster rozbił się wkrótce po starcie z bazy lotniczej RAF Luqa na terenie dzielnicy mieszkalną w Luqa. Zginęło trzech z czterech członków załogi samolotu i jedna osoba cywilna na ziemi. Katastrofa spowodowała również rozległe zniszczenia mienia. Przyczyną katastrofy była awaria silnika.

Summary from Malti / Maltese Wikipedia (mtwiki)

Il-waqgħa tal-Avro Lancaster f'Ħal Luqa tal-1952 kienet inċident tal-avjazzjoni militari li seħħ f'Malta fit-30 ta' Diċembru 1952 meta bomber tat-tip Avro Lancaster ġġarraf ftit wara t-tluq mill-ajruport tal-RAF Luqa f'żona residenzjali f'Ħal Luqa. Tlieta mill-erba’ membri tal-ekwipaġġ abbord l-ajruplan u nies oħra fl-art inqatlu. It-tiġrif ikkawża wkoll ħsarat estensivi fil-proprjetà. Il-kawża tal-inċident kienet ħsara fil-magna.

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