Berlin – London

On August 24, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Berlin – London experienced a crash involving Avro 685 York, operated by Eagle Aviation - UK, with the event recorded near Potsdam Brandenburg.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was flight at a plain, valley crash site.

3 people were known to be on board, 1 fatalities were recorded, 2 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 33.3%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 1, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. During the takeoff roll, the rpm on engine number one fluctuated. The pilot-in-command continued the takeoff procedure and after rotation, during the initial climb, he shut down the engine and feathered the propeller. The crew informed ATC about his situation and elected to return to Gatow Airport when the engine number one caught fire. The situation worsened rapidly and the captain eventually decided to attempt an emergency landing in a field located north of Potsdam when the aircraft crashed. A crew member was killed while two others were injured.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGNZ, MSN 1227, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.3833°, 13.1159°.