Status: | |
Date: | Friday 18 January 1952 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VW823 |
MSN: | 384 |
First flight: | 1949-06-03 (2 years 8 months) |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Kasfareet RAF Station ( Egypt)
|
Phase: | Standing (STD) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Kasfareet RAF Station, Egypt |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Valetta was parked at RAF Kasfareet and the no. 1 engine was being run up in preparation for departure. Then the aircraft nosed over against the brakes. It fell back, causing severe damage to the tail.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» 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
»
UK Serials
Photos
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.