Status: | |
Date: | Saturday 13 April 1963 |
Type: | Blackburn Beverley C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | XB268 |
MSN: | 1011 ? |
First flight: | 1956-03-14 (7 years 1 months) |
Engines: | 4 Bristol Centaurus 173 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 4 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near El Adem RAF Station ( Libya)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | El Adem RAF Station, Libya |
Narrative:The Beverley transport plane flew into terrain during a night time approach to RAF El Adem in cloudy weather.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» BAAA-ACRO
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» UK Serials Resource Centre
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accident date:
13-04-1963type: Blackburn Beverley C.1
registration: XB268
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.