Status: | |
Date: | Monday 1 August 1955 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VW143 |
MSN: | 313 |
First flight: | 1948-07-22 (7 years ) |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Sanau ( Yemen)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Sanau Airport (ODSU), Yemen |
Narrative:The Valetta crash-landed in the desert after an engine failed during an overshoot.
Classification:
Forced landing outside airport
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.