| Date: | Tuesday 16 August 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro Canada C102 Jetliner |
| Owner/operator: | Avro Canada |
| Registration: | CF-EJD-X |
| MSN: | 1 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Derwent 5/17 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial, repaired |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ) -
 Canada
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
| Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ/CYYZ) |
Canada's first jet airliner made a wheels up landing on the runway after the landing gear had jammed.
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photo (c) San Diego Air & Space Museum; Toronto-Malton Airport, ON (YYZ)
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