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| Date: | Thursday 28 November 1946 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW168 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Brize Norton (BZZ) -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Brize Norton RAF Station (BZZ/EGVN) |
The York lost directional control on takeoff from RAF Brize Norton. The airplane struck a railway embankment, causing the undercarriage to collapse.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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