Flugunfall 02 MAY 1951 einer Vickers Valetta C.1 VW156 - Fayid
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Datum:Mittwoch 2 Mai 1951
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta C.1
Fluggesellschaft:Royal Air Force - RAF
Kennzeichen: VW156
Werknummer: 326
Baujahr: 1948-11-11 (2 years 6 months)
Triebwerk: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 2 / Insassen: 2
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 6 / Insassen: 6
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 8 / Insassen: 8
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:3,2 km (2 Meilen) NNW of Fayid (   Ägypten)
Flugphase: Manövrieren (MNV)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Fayid RAF Station, Ägypten
Flug nach:Fayid RAF Station, Ägypten
Unfallbericht:
The Valetta crashed during a parachute drop demonstration of a military container from 800 feet. The parachute deployed over the top of the port tail plane causing the aircraft to immediately bank and dive into the ground.

Informationsquelle:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
» Roy Selwyn
» David Garbett (E-mail, 10-3-2011)


Sicherheitsempfehlungen
The roller conveyor method of dropping supplies was a factor in this accident and was rarely used afterwards.

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