Berlin – Abingdon

On December 14, 1948 at 12:00 AM, Berlin – Abingdon experienced a crash involving Avro 685 York, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Berlin-Gatow Berlin.

The flight was categorized as cargo and the reported phase was takeoff (climb) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

4 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 4 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is weather. During the takeoff roll completed in strong cross winds, the aircraft lost directional control, veered off runway, lost its undercarriage and came to rest. All four crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration MW300, MSN SET32, year of manufacture 1946.

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