Accident
Last updated: 20 June 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 02 JUN 1950 |
| Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | MW164 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Bassingbourn RAF Station (Verenigd Koninkrijk) |
| Fase: | Geparkeerd (STD) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | - |
| - |
The aircraft was being refueled when a spark from a starter trolley caused a fire.
Bronnen:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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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.
