Incident Overview
Date: Wednesday 20 November 1946
Aircraft Type: Avro 685 York C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: MW205
Location: 64 km S of Suez –
ÿ Egypt
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
An Avro York aircraft, carrying four pilots and a Wt/Offr, crashed on a 2,000 foot hill approximately 50 miles from Cairo, Egypt, following a deviation from its planned route. All passengers perished in the accident.An Avro York aircraft, carrying four pilots and a Wt/Offr, crashed on a 2,000 foot hill approximately 50 miles from Cairo, Egypt, following a deviation from its planned route. All passengers perished in the accident.
Description
The Avro York took off on a flight to Almaza Egypt, the ultimate destination being the UK. The aircraft flew into a 2,000 foot hill some fifty miles from Cairo and off track. All on board the plane died in the accident. They were: Flt/Lt DB Sinclair RAFVR, pilot. Flt/Lt GM Ryan RNZAF, co-pilot. Flt/Lt HT Hanbury RAF. Flt/Lt TO O’Carroll RAF. Wt/Offr AE Thomas RAFVR. Wt/Offr SC Thompson RAF.
Primary Cause
Deviation from planned route and subsequent loss of control during descent.Deviation from planned route and subsequent loss of control during descent.Share on:
