Airplane Crash - Negombo, Sri Lanka 03/18/1947
Details of airplane crash/ shootdown - Negombo, Sri Lanka
Date | 03/18/1947 |
Location | Negombo, Sri Lanka |
Operator | Military - Royal Air Force |
Type | Avro York C1 |
Registration | MW198 |
Aboard | 15 |
Fatalities | 11 |
Ground | 0 |
Summary | Failed engine on takeoff. Could not maintain altitude, lost control, struck trees and crashed. |
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