Wunstorf – Lyneham

On April 21, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Wunstorf – Lyneham experienced a crash involving Avro 685 York, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Gütersloh North Rhine-Westphalia.

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

5 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 5 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

Crew on board: 5, crew fatalities: 0, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is technical failure. Shortly after takeoff from Wunstorf AFB, the crew informed ground that the tire on the left main gear burst and decided to divert to Gütersloh Airport for an emergency landing. On touchdown, the left main gear collapsed, the aircraft skidded for several yards and came to rest. All five crew members were unhurt while the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.

Aircraft reference details include registration MW188, MSN MW188, year of manufacture 1945.

Geospatial coordinates for this crash are approximately 51.8799°, 8.4399°.