Date:	Tuesday 18 March 1947
Time:
Type:	Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	MW198
MSN:
Engine model:	Rolls-Royce Merlin
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 15
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	3 km N of Negombo RAF Station -   Sri Lanka
Phase:	Initial climb
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Negombo RAF Station (CMB/VCBI)
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Negombo an engine failed. The York could not maintain altitude, struck trees and crashed.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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