Avro 685 York crash, Nov 17, 1947, Dishforth AFB North Yo...
Avro 685 York accident on November 17, 1947 near Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: November 17, 1947
- Aircraft: Avro 685 York
- Location: Dishforth AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Royal Air Force Avro York (MW284) on a training sortie with three student pilots and an instructor made a hard landing at RAF Dishforth and bounced. The aircraft stalled on the go around, hit the runway again and came to rest in flames in a field west of the airfield. All four crew were uninjured and the aircraft was written off.