Last updated: 22 February 2019
| Status: | |
| Datum: | Dienstag 10 April 1951 |
| Flugzeugtyp: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Fluggesellschaft: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Kennzeichen: | VW833 |
| Werknummer: | 395 |
| Baujahr: | 1949-07-06 (1 year 9 months) |
| Triebwerk: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Besatzung: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 4 |
| Fluggäste: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 2 |
| Gesamt: | Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 6 |
| Sachschaden: | Zerstört |
| Konsequenzen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Unfallort: | nahe Zalingei ( Sudan)
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| Flugphase: | Landung (LDG) |
| Betriebsart: | Militär |
| Flug von: | Kano International Airport (KAN/DNKN), Nigeria |
| El Fasher Airport (ELF/HSFS), Sudan |
The Valetta crew had to carry out a forced landing in a dry river bed as a result of fuel exhaustion. The aircraft was on a ferry flight.
Informationsquelle:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
» David Garbett (E-mail, 10-3-2011)
Fotos
Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Kano International Airport to El Fasher Airport as the crow flies is 1819 km (1137 miles).
Distance from Kano International Airport to El Fasher Airport as the crow flies is 1819 km (1137 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
