Accident Avro 685 York C.1 MW245,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 336606
 

Date:Thursday 23 September 1948
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic a685 model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: MW245
MSN:
Engine model:Rolls-Royce Merlin
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Wunstorf RAF Station -   Germany
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Wunstorf RAF Station
Destination airport:
Narrative:
The Avro York transport plane was participating in the Berlin Airlift. The takeoff was aborted and the undercarriage was raised to stop the plane. It nevertheless hit a bank.

Sources:

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

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