Narrative:
The Avro York was returning after working at a Distant Early Warning (DEW) radar line.
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 26 September 1956 |
| Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Operator: | Maritime Central Airways |
| Registration: | CF-HMW |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | 1944 |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 44 km (27.5 mls) N of Kuujjuaq, QC ( Canada)
|
| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Cargo |
| Departure airport: | Frobisher Bay Airport, NU (YFB/CYFB), Canada |
| Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC (YVP/CYVP), Canada |
The Avro York was returning after working at a Distant Early Warning (DEW) radar line.
Sources:
» Two Die In Crash Aircraft (Lethbridge Herald 27-9-1956)Photos
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
accident date: 26-09-1956
type: Avro 685 York C.1
registration: CF-HMW
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Frobisher Bay Airport, NU to Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC as the crow flies is 625 km (390 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
Distance from Frobisher Bay Airport, NU to Kuujjuaq-Fort Chimo Airport, QC as the crow flies is 625 km (390 miles).
Accident location: Exact; deduced from official accident report.
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