Date:	Wednesday 17 April 1957
Time:
Type:	Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	VW832
MSN:	393
Year of manufacture:	1949
Engine model:	Bristol Hercules 230
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Queria -   Jordan
Phase:	En route
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	Aqaba-King Hussein International Airport (AQJ/OJAQ)
Destination airport:	Habbaniya RAF Station

Narrative:
Left wing separated after encountering turbulence; crashed 5 minutes after takeoff.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
UK Serials

photo (c) Peter L Andrews; Aqaba Airport; 17 April 1957

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