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| Date: | Wednesday 10 November 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW270 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Wunstorf RAF Station -
 Germany
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Wunstorf RAF Station |
The airspeed indicator failed during takeoff. The pilot aborted the takeoff and the undercarriage was raised to stop the plane.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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