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| Date: | Thursday 13 December 1956 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers 610 Viking 1B |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Jordanian Air Force - RJAF |
| Registration: | VK-500 |
| MSN: | 260 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Tourous Mountains -
 Syria
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA) |
| Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT) |
Crashed. The snow-covered wreckage was found in May 1957.
Sources:
Milliyet 5 May 1957, p3
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix - Dec 17, 1956
Location
Images:
photo (c) RuthAS; Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK); 09 April 1955; (CC:by)
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