Estado: | |
Fecha: | martes 16 junio 1953 |
Tipo: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registración: | VW846 |
Numéro de série: | 407 |
Año de Construcción: | 1949-09-09 (3 years 9 months) |
Motores: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
Total: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 3 |
Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
Ubicación: | Fayid RAF Station ( Egipto)
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Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
Naturaleza: | Militar |
Aeropuerto de Salida: | Fayid RAF Station, Egipto |
Aeropuerto de Llegada: | ? |
Descripción:Engine problems after takeoff from RAF Fayid forced the crew to return to the airport. In the traffic circuit the remaining engine failed. The aircraft landed but the undercarriage collapsed and a fire started.
Fuentes:
» 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
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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.