Lancaster HK762 at Finningley airfield.

On 23rd October 1946 this Bomber Command Instruction School aircraft was flown on a dual instructional training exercise that lasted an hour. As part of the exercise a flapless landing was made at Finningley airfield at 13.00hrs. The brakes failed to stop the aircraft and it over-ran, at slow speed, into a ditch causing the starboard undercarriage leg to collapse. The damage was initially assessed as being repairable Cat.B but was later upgraded Re-Cat.E and was struck off charge in November 1946.

Pilot - F/Lt David Roberts DFC AFC RAFVR (150196).

Pilot - F/Lt Archibald Roy Stuart Smith DFC RAFVR (170411).

Four other crew - Names unknown.