Accident description
Last updated: 19 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Date: | 07 MAY 1968 |
| Type: | Armstrong Whitworth AW-660 Argosy C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XR133 |
| C/n / msn: | 6788 |
| First flight: | 1963-02-26 (5 years 2 months) |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: 6 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 11 / Occupants: 11 |
| Airplane damage: | Written off |
| Airplane fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Got el Afraq (Libya)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| El Adem RAF Station, Libya |
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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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.
