ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VX515 Aqaba Airport (AQJ)
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Date:Tuesday 4 August 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta C.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VX515
MSN:
First flight: 1950
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Aqaba Airport (AQJ) (   Jordan)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Aqaba-King Hussein International Airport (AQJ/OJAQ), Jordan
Narrative:
After touchdown the left main wheel separated from the oleo. The oleo was then forced into the runway, causing the plane to swing around causing the entire undercarriage to fail.

Classification:
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
» UK Serials


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