Runway excursion Accident Bristol 175 Britannia C.1 XL638,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332024
 

Date:Thursday 12 October 1967
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic brtn model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Bristol 175 Britannia C.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: XL638
MSN: 13400
Year of manufacture:1959
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE) -   Yemen
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Bahrain International Airport (BAH/OBBI)
Destination airport:Aden-Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE/ODAA)
Narrative:
The propellers did not go into reverse after touchdown at RAF Khormaksar. The Britannia overran into the sea.

Sources:

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

Location

Images:


photo (c) Frank Baldry; Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE); 13 October 1967

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