ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334915
| Date: | Saturday 2 April 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WD163 |
| MSN: | 492 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1950 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Lahad Datu Airport (LDU) -
 Malaysia
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Lahad Datu Airport (LDU/WBKD) |
The aileron control locked, causing the airplane to swing on landing. The undercarriage collapsed.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Location
Images:
photo (c) Norman Doctor; Lahad Datu Airport (LDU); April 1955
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