Lydda - London

On August 20, 1946 at 06:15 AM, Lydda - London experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation - BOAC, with the event recorded near Broglie Eure.

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

9 people were known to be on board, 8 fatalities were recorded, 1 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 88.9%.

Crew on board: 9, crew fatalities: 8, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a training mission between Lydda and London. While overflying France, west of Evreux, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions with low visibility when the aircraft crashed in a field and disintegrated on impact. A crew member survived while eight other occupants were killed. It is believed the loss of control may have been caused by a navigational error or occurred when the pilot attempted to establish a visual control with the ground.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AGMF, MSN 1186, year of manufacture 1944.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 49.0087°, 0.5280°.