Narrative:
The Avro York swung to the right during a crosswind takeoff, overcorrected and crashed.
accident date: 01-02-1949
type: Avro 685 York I
registration: G-AGJD
accident date: 01-02-1949
type: Avro 685 York I
registration: G-AGJD
accident date: 01-02-1949
type: Avro 685 York I
registration: G-AGJD
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1949 |
| Type: | Avro 685 York I |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AGJD |
| MSN: | 1210 |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 6 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP) ( Libya)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | International Scheduled Passenger |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT), Libya |
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The Avro York swung to the right during a crosswind takeoff, overcorrected and crashed.
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accident date: 01-02-1949
type: Avro 685 York I
registration: G-AGJD
accident date: 01-02-1949
type: Avro 685 York I
registration: G-AGJD
accident date: 01-02-1949
type: Avro 685 York I
registration: G-AGJD
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