Avro 685 York crash, Apr 11, 1946, Lyneham AFB Wiltshire
Avro 685 York accident on April 11, 1946 near Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: April 11, 1946
- Aircraft: Avro 685 York
- Location: Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A York C.1 of the RAF's 511 Squadron was on a training sortie at RAF Lyneham on 11 April 1946. The captain chose to land shortly after takeoff for reasons that were never established, and the aircraft hit the runway, lost its undercarriage and slid to a halt. No one was injured, but the aircraft was written off.