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| Date: | Wednesday 26 July 1944 |
| Time: | 07:08 |
| Type: |  Avro 685 York C Mk 1 |
| Owner/operator: | 511 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | MW119 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 24 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | RAF North Front -
 Gibraltar
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Northolt, Middlesex |
| RAF North Front, Gibraltar |
York MW119: Took off at 22:29 hrs for transport flight. 25/07/1944
On final approach, during the last segment, the captain decided to go around. Stalled during an attempted three-engine overshoot. The aircraft hit the runway surface, went out of control and came to rest into the sea. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair while there was no casualties. 25 persons reported injured. (Not clear if these were aircrew, ground crew or a mixture of both...). Crashed at 07:08 hrs. 26/07/1944
6x crew and 18 pass.
Sources:
1. Air Britain: RAF Aircraft MA100 - MZ999, published 1991
2. Piston Engine Airliner Production List
3.ORB 511 Sqdn RAF
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2010 05:28 | slowkid | Added |
| 04-Feb-2010 05:30 | slowkid | Updated [Source, ] |
| 26-May-2010 10:42 | TB | Updated [Date, Aircraft type, Registration, Operator, Location, Country, Phase, Nature, Destination airport, Damage, Narrative, ] |
| 28-May-2010 00:26 | TB | Updated [Source, Narrative, ] |
| 07-Sep-2011 08:31 | Uli Elch | Updated [Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2016 14:18 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 11-Nov-2016 14:19 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, ] |
| 11-Nov-2016 14:23 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Narrative, ] |
| 12-Feb-2017 14:34 | TB | Updated [Operator, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
| 04-Jun-2024 17:26 | Nepa | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Total occupants, Departure airport, Source, Narrative, Operator, ] |
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