Avro 685 York crash, Dec 16, 1947, Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire
Avro 685 York accident on December 16, 1947 near Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: December 16, 1947
- Aircraft: Avro 685 York
- Location: Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Royal Air Force Avro York (MW301) on a local training sortie at RAF Abingdon shut down one engine for overheating, then lost a second engine to overheating. The approach lights failed, and the crew landed in the dark, crash landing in a field short of the runway. All five crew were unhurt and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.