Accident
Last updated: 24 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 20 OKT 1946 |
| Tijd: | 07:27 |
| Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | MW208 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 5 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 10 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 15 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) (India)
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| Fase: | Start (TOF) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC), India |
| ? |
The aircraft could not gain height when the nr.2 engine failed on takeoff. The York subsequently crashed.
Bronnen:
» 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.
