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The York had just one significant accident, which occured when the marshall Traford Leigh-Mallory fell on the French Alps during a Blizzard, dying with his family on board. while he was being tranfered to Ceylon to take the lead of the allied troops in the Pacific. The aircraft had three main versions: the York I, which was a civilian 4-engine transport, the York C.I, a 4-engine military transport, and the York C.II, with Hercules radial engines.

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rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • Avro York
rdfs:comment
  • The York had just one significant accident, which occured when the marshall Traford Leigh-Mallory fell on the French Alps during a Blizzard, dying with his family on board. while he was being tranfered to Ceylon to take the lead of the allied troops in the Pacific. The aircraft had three main versions: the York I, which was a civilian 4-engine transport, the York C.I, a 4-engine military transport, and the York C.II, with Hercules radial engines.
  • The Avro 685 York was a British transport aircraft developed in parallel with the Avro Lancaster.
  • The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and civilian roles between 1943 and 1964.
sameAs
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dbkwik:military/pr...iPageUsesTemplate
dbkwik:world-war-2...iPageUsesTemplate
loaded weight main
  • 65000.0
max speed more
  • at 21,000 ft
climb rate main
  • 820.0
number of props
  • 4(xsd:integer)
length alt
  • 23.9 m
span main
  • 3108.96
power/mass alt
  • 130(xsd:integer)
Produced
  • 1943(xsd:integer)
Status
  • Two examples on display
Affiliation
height alt
  • 5 m
Introduced
  • 1944(xsd:integer)
Name
  • Avro York
primary user
Type
  • Transport
  • Transport Aircraft
type of prop
  • liquid-cooled V12 engines
loading main
  • 54(xsd:integer)
range alt
  • 2600(xsd:integer)
length main
  • 2392.68
power alt
  • 950.0
area main
  • 1297.0
power main
  • 1280.0
height main
  • 502.92
span alt
  • 31.1 m
payload alt
  • 9100.0
range main
  • 3000.0
Manufacturer
  • Avro
max speed main
  • 298.0
engine (prop)
  • Rolls-Royce Merlin 24
power/mass main
  • 0(xsd:double)
Capacity
  • 56(xsd:integer)
climb rate alt
  • 4.2
ceiling main
  • 23000.0
empty weight main
  • 40000.0
loaded weight alt
  • 29480.0
Developed From
area alt
  • 120.5
First Flight
  • 1942-07-05(xsd:date)
more users
max speed alt
  • 258(xsd:integer)
jet or prop?
  • prop
loading alt
  • 260(xsd:integer)
empty weight alt
  • 18150.0
plane or copter?
  • plane
ceiling alt
  • 7,010 m
Retired
  • 1964(xsd:integer)
payload main
  • 20000.0
Crew
  • five
Armament
Number Built
  • 259(xsd:integer)
Designer
ref
  • Jane's Fighting Aircraft of World War II
abstract
  • The York had just one significant accident, which occured when the marshall Traford Leigh-Mallory fell on the French Alps during a Blizzard, dying with his family on board. while he was being tranfered to Ceylon to take the lead of the allied troops in the Pacific. The aircraft had three main versions: the York I, which was a civilian 4-engine transport, the York C.I, a 4-engine military transport, and the York C.II, with Hercules radial engines.
  • The Avro 685 York was a British transport aircraft developed in parallel with the Avro Lancaster.
  • The Avro York was a British transport aircraft that was derived from the Second World War Lancaster heavy bomber, and used in both military and civilian roles between 1943 and 1964.
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