This information is added by users of ASN. Neither ASN nor the Flight Safety Foundation are responsible for the completeness or correctness of this information.
You can contribute by submitting additional or updated information.
| Date: | Thursday 18 December 1997 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers VC10 C.1K |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | XR806 |
| MSN: | 826 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1965 |
| Engine model: | Rolls-Royce Conway 301 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Other |
| Location: | Brize Norton (BZZ) -
 United Kingdom
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | - |
| - |
Tipped during defuelling. Damaged beyond repair & broken up for spares March 1999. Reportedly the fin fuel gauge was broken, incorrectly showing no fuel in the fin fuel tanks.
Sources:
Scramble 231
Location
Images:
photo (c) Werner Fischdick; Brize Norton (BZZ); 06 April 1976
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|
Corrections or additions? ... Edit this accident description
The Aviation Safety Network is an exclusive service provided by:
Quick Links:
| ASN Home | Send Correction / Feedback |
| FSF Home | Disclaimer | Copyright |
| Contact Us | Privacy Policy |
| Press / Media |
CONNECT WITH US:
©2025 Flight Safety Foundation