Narrative:
The Avro York transport plane was participating in the Berlin Airlift. The airplane lost directional control causing the undercarriage to collapse.
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 14 December 1948 |
| Type: | Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW300 |
| 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: | Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW) ( Germany)
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| Phase: | Takeoff (TOF) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Berlin-R.A.F. Gatow Airport (GWW/EDBG), Germany |
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The Avro York transport plane was participating in the Berlin Airlift. The airplane lost directional control causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyPhotos
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