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| Date: | Tuesday 27 July 1948 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW311 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB/EGUD) |
The York lost directional control on takeoff. The undercarriage collapsed.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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