London – Berlin

On June 26, 1949 at 12:00 AM, London – Berlin experienced a crash involving Avro 691 Lancastrian, operated by Skyways of London, with the event recorded near Berlin-Gatow Berlin.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 0 fatalities were recorded, 3 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 0.0%.

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

The listed crash cause is human factor. The four engine aircraft landed hard and bounced several times, lost its undercarriage and came to rest in flames. All three crew members were injured and the aircraft was destroyed.

Aircraft reference details include registration G-AKFH, MSN 485422, year of manufacture 1947.

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