Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 22 April 1956
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: British Overseas Airways Corporation – BOAC
Registration Number: G-AGNS
Location: Idris –
ÿ Libya
Phase of Flight: Standing
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Component Affected: Four-engined ‘York’ aircraftFour-engined ‘York’ aircraft
Category: Other
A four-engined ‘York’ aircraft was destroyed in a bomb interior at night at Nicosia Airport, prior to takeoff to Great Britain, following a week.A four-engined ‘York’ aircraft was destroyed in a bomb interior at night at Nicosia Airport, prior to takeoff to Great Britain, following a week.
Description
Damaged beyond repair in ground accident prior to takeoff. Note: a four-engined “York” was destroyed by a bomb interior at night at Nicosia Airport prior to take-off to Great Britain “today after a week” (La Naci¢n (Santiago) 28 April 1956, p6/El Informador 28 April 1956, p9)
Primary Cause
Bomb interior at night at Nicosia AirportBomb interior at night at Nicosia AirportShare on:
