Avro 689 Tudor crash, Oct 26, 1951, Bovingdon AFB Hertfor...
Avro 689 Tudor accident on October 26, 1951 near Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Pilot continued a visual...
- Date: October 26, 1951
- Aircraft: Avro 689 Tudor
- Location: Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Pilot continued a visual approach below cloud base and made a misaligned approach to runway 22
Avro Tudor G-AKCC of William Dempster Line landed on its right side at RAF Bovingdon on 26 October 1951 after a second approach that was again misaligned with runway 22. The aircraft slid and caught fire, and all seven occupants were evacuated safely before the airframe was destroyed by fire.