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| Date: | Tuesday 18 March 1947 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW198 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 3 km N of Negombo RAF Station -
 Sri Lanka
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| Phase: | Initial climb |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Negombo RAF Station (CMB/VCBI) |
Shortly after takeoff from RAF Negombo an engine failed. The York could not maintain altitude, struck trees and crashed.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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