Status: | |
Datum: | Mittwoch 29 Juli 1953 |
Flugzeugtyp: | 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)
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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
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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.