ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 342353
| Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1936 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Valentia |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | K3166 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) -
 Egypt
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Heliopolis RAF Station (HEAZ) |
| Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH/HEMM) |
The Vickers Valentia transport aircraft of No. 216 (Bomber Transport) RAF Squadron, Heliopolis, crashed whilst engaged in a night flying exercise. The aircraft came into land to one side of a flare path, lost height from 800 feet with side slip, struck the aerodrome fence, hit ground with a wing, and turned over before catching fire from a Holt flare.
Of the 13 on board, 7 were killed (3 non RAF) and 6 injured (4 non RAF).
Sources:
Flight July 16, 1936
rafcommands.com Forum
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