Flugunfall 29 JUL 1953 einer Vickers Valetta C.1 VW180 - Fayid RAF Station
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Datum:Mittwoch 29 Juli 1953
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta C.1
Fluggesellschaft:Royal Air Force - RAF
Kennzeichen: VW180
Werknummer: 336
Baujahr: 1948-12-31 (4 years 7 months)
Triebwerk: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen:
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen:
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen:
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:Fayid RAF Station (   Ägypten)
Flugphase: Landung (LDG)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Fayid RAF Station, Ägypten
Flug nach:?
Unfallbericht:
The Valetta's tail wheel jack fractured on takeoff causing a loss of hydraulics fluid. The undercarriage could not be locked down and was hanging free as the crew carried out a forced landing.

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
» UK Serials


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