ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VW863 Labuan Airport (LBU)
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Date:Thursday 11 June 1964
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: VW863
MSN: 421
First flight: 1949-11-08 (14 years 7 months)
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Labuan Airport (LBU) (   Malaysia)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Labuan Airport (LBU/WBKL), Malaysia
Narrative:
The undercarriage jammed, so a belly landing was carried out.

Classification:
Gear-up landing
Runway mishap

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


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