Airplane Crash - Az-Zubair, Iran 07/16/1947
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Az-Zubair, Iran
| Date | 07/16/1947 |
| Location | Az-Zubair, Iran |
| Operator | British Overseas Airways |
| Route | Cairo - Basrah |
| Type | Avro 685 York |
| Registration | G-AGMR |
| Cn/In | 1219 |
| Aboard | 6 |
| Fatalities | 6 |
| Ground | 0 |
| Summary | During a fourth landing attempt the plane touched down, power was applied but the plane crashed in a wooded area beyond the runway. An error on the part of the pilot in continuing the flight in unsuitable weather conditions coupled with lack of cooperation by the ATC. |
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