Status: | |
Date: | Sunday 20 October 1946 |
Time: | 07:27 |
Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | MW208 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | |
Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 10 |
Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 15 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) ( India)
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Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The aircraft could not gain height when the no. 2 engine failed on takeoff. The York subsequently crashed.
The flight originated in the United Kingdom.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
»
The Indian Express - Oct 21, 1946
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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.