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| Date: | Monday 23 May 1955 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VW834 |
| MSN: | 395 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Fayid RAF Station -
 Egypt
|
| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| Fayid RAF Station |
One of the main undercarriage legs failed to lock down and subsequently collapsed on touchdown.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
UK Serials
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 10 April 1951 | VW833 | Royal Air Force - RAF | 0 | near Zalingei |  |
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