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| Date: | Tuesday 1 July 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW224 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Oakington RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Oakington RAF Station |
| Oakington RAF Station |
During a three-engined go around manoeuvre, the wing dropped and the York dived into the ground.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
List of crew members on board MW224
Location
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