ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331851
| Date: | Tuesday 7 May 1968 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XR133 |
| MSN: | 6788 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1963 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Got el Afraq -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| El Adem RAF Station |
The Argosy's wing hit an obstruction during a flypast at the airport. It impacted the runway and cartwheeled, bursting into flames.
The airplane had departed from a desert air strip called "Strip Spillane".
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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