Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 21 June 1967 |
Type: | Blackburn Beverley C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | XM106 |
C/n / msn: | 1042 |
First flight: | 1957-12-20 (9 years 6 months) |
Engines: | 4 Bristol Centaurus 173 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Habulaya ( Yemen)
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Phase: | Taxi (TXI) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | - |
Destination airport: | Habulaya, Yemen |
Narrative:The Beverley transport plane taxied over a land mine. The undercarriage was blow off and the airplane was considered damaged beyond repair.
Classification:
Damaged on the ground
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» UK Serials Resource Centre
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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.