ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VW834 Fayid RAF Station
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Date:Monday 23 May 1955
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: VW834
MSN: 395
First flight: 1949-07-13 (5 years 11 months)
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Fayid RAF Station (   Egypt)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Fayid RAF Station, Egypt
Narrative:
One of the main undercarriage legs failed to lock down and subsequently collapsed on touchdown.

Classification:
Landing gear collapse
Runway mishap

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» UK Serials


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