Accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VW183,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334582
 

Date:Wednesday 28 November 1956
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VW183
MSN: 339
Year of manufacture:1949
Engine model:Bristol Hercules 230
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Aden-Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE) -   Yemen
Phase: Take off
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Ataq Airport (AXK/ODAT)
Destination airport:
Narrative:
During takeoff from Ataq the airplane collided with some goats, damaging the undercarriage. A belly landing was carried out at RAF Khormaksar.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
UK Serials

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