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| Date: | Sunday 20 October 1946 |
| Time: | 07:27 |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | MW208 |
| MSN: | |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Merlin |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 15 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU) -
 India
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Calcutta-Dum Dum Airport (CCU/VECC) |
The aircraft could not gain height when the no. 2 engine failed on takeoff. The York subsequently crashed.
The flight originated in the United Kingdom.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Indian Express - Oct 21, 1946
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