Narrative:
The undercarriage sustained damage on takeoff. Upon landing at Heathfields, one gear leg partially retracted. The Liberator was damaged beyond repair.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Saturday 13 November 1948 |
| Type: |  Consolidated 32-2 Liberator II |
| Operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AHYC |
| MSN: | 5 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 9 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Prestwick-Heathfield Airport (PIK) ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Prestwick-Heathfield Airport (PIK/EGPK), United Kingdom |
The undercarriage sustained damage on takeoff. Upon landing at Heathfields, one gear leg partially retracted. The Liberator was damaged beyond repair.
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