Air Charter Ltd London

Avro 689 Tudor

The four engine aircraft was performing a cargo flight from London to Bahrain with an intermediate stop at Ankara Airport, carrying a crew of 12 and various goods. At 0814LT, the airplane passed over Gemerek at an altitude of 11,500 feet then Elazig at 0859LT at 13,500 feet. The crew reported his position over Mus 27 minutes later and the contact was lost at 0946LT. SAR operations were conducted and the wreckage was found six days later on the slope of the Mt Süphan Dagi (4,158 metres high) located to the north of the Van Lake. The airplane disintegrated on impact and all 12 occupants were killed.

Avro 689 Tudor

The crew was completing a cargo flight from England to Australia and made an intermediate stop at Brindisi Airport. The aircraft started the takeoff from runway 32 and swerved left off the runway after a 550 m ground run. Rough terrain caused the left landing gear leg to be torn off. The plane came to rest at 820 m past the runway threshold and burst into flames. Two crew members were killed while four others were injured. The aircraft was destroyed by fire.

Avro 685 York

On final approach to Hamburg-Fuhlbüttel Airport, all four engine failed simultaneously. The aircraft lost speed, height and eventually crash landed in a field short of runway. All ten occupants were quickly rescued while the aircraft was written off.