Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 19 September 1948 |
Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | MW288 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Wunstorf RAF Station ( Germany)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Wunstorf RAF Station, Germany |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Avro York transport plane was participating in the Berlin Airlift. During a night-time takeoff from Wunstorf, the aircraft suffered an engine failure. The pilot attempted to avoid hitting a GCA caravan at the airport but the plane stalled and crashed.
Classification:
Loss of control
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Photos
accident date:
19-09-1948type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: MW288
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.