Unfallbericht:
The York overshot the runway on landing, swung around causing an undercarriage leg to collapse. The pilot had mistaken the airport for nearby Eastleigh.
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Dienstag 15 November 1949 |
| Flugzeugtyp: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Kennzeichen: | MW297 |
| Werknummer: | |
| Baujahr: | |
| Triebwerk: | 4 Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | Nairobi-Civil Airport ( Kenia)
|
| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | ? |
| Nairobi-Eastleigh Airport (HKRE), Kenia |
The York overshot the runway on landing, swung around causing an undercarriage leg to collapse. The pilot had mistaken the airport for nearby Eastleigh.
Informationsquelle:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyFotos
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