London – Berlin

On April 5, 1948 at 02:30 PM, London – Berlin experienced a crash involving Vickers Viking, operated by British European Airways - BEA, with the event recorded near Berlin-Gatow Berlin.

The flight was categorized as scheduled revenue flight and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

14 people were known to be on board, 14 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 4, crew fatalities: 4, passengers on board: 10, passenger fatalities: 10, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. On final approach to Berlin-Gatow Airport, at an altitude of 1,500 feet, the twin engine aircraft collided with a Soviet Air Force Yakovlev Yak-3. Both aircraft went out of control and crashed. All 14 occupants on board the Viking were killed as well as the fighter pilot. Crew: John Ralph, pilot, Norman Merrington, copilot, Charles Mamser, radio operator, Leonard G. Goodman, steward. Passengers: Sgt Pasquale E. Pintus, Frances Ruth Clough, J. K. Shea, J. E. Roberts, S. J. Stocking, Robert Collier, Waldemar Hald, Cpt Flamings, M. Lewin, H. Read-Jahn.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AIVP, MSN 229, year of manufacture 1946.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 52.4719°, 13.1387°.