Incident Avro York C.1 MW119,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 72301
 
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Date:Wednesday 26 July 1944
Time:
Type:Avro York C.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force (RAF)
Registration: MW119
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF North Front -   Gibraltar
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:RAF North Front, Gibraltar
Narrative:
Stalled during an attempted three-engine overshoot. The aircraft hit the runway surface, went out of control and came to rest into the sea. 25 persons reported injured. (Not clear if these were aircrew, ground crew or a mixture of both...).

Sources:

1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft MA100 - MZ999, published 1991
2. Piston Engine Airliner Production List

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
04-Feb-2010 05:28 slowkid Added
04-Feb-2010 05:30 slowkid Updated [Source]
26-May-2010 10:42 TB Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative]
28-May-2010 00:26 TB Updated [Source, Narrative]
07-Sep-2011 08:31 Uli Elch Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Nov-2016 14:18 Dr.John Smith Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
11-Nov-2016 14:19 Dr.John Smith Updated [Operator]
11-Nov-2016 14:23 Dr.John Smith Updated [Narrative]
12-Feb-2017 14:34 TB Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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