| Status: | |
| Date: | Monday 2 December 1946 |
| Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW268 |
| MSN: | |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA) ( Malta)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
The York undershot the Luqa runway causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Classification:
Undershoot/overshoot
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyPhotos
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