| Date: | Tuesday 1 February 1949 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York I |
| Owner/operator: | British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC |
| Registration: | G-AGJD |
| MSN: | 1210 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1944 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP) -
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Passenger - Scheduled |
| Departure airport: | Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT) |
The Avro York swung to the right during a crosswind takeoff, overcorrected and crashed.
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photo (c) Andy Frish; Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT); 01 February 1949
photo (c) Andy Frish; Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT); 01 February 1949
photo (c) Andy Frish; Tripoli-Castel Benito Airport (TIP/HLLT); 01 February 1949
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