ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 335124
| Date: | Friday 2 April 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VW205 |
| MSN: | 361 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Jebel al Lawz -
 Saudi Arabia
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Baghdad RAF Station |
| Fayid RAF Station |
The Valetta flew into a mountain at night.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
UK Serials
sabq.org with photos from accident location
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