Status: | |
Date: | Tuesday 15 December 1953 |
Type: | Vickers 634 Viking 1B |
Operator: | Misrair |
Registration: | SU-AFK |
MSN: | 213 |
First flight: | 1947-08-28 (6 years 4 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 6 / Occupants: |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 8 km (5 mls) E of Cairo-Almaza Airport ( Egypt)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Domestic Scheduled Passenger |
Departure airport: | Cairo-Almaza Air Base (HEAZ), Egypt |
Destination airport: | Luxor Airport (LXR/HELX), Egypt |
Narrative:Crashed shortly after takeoff for a flight to Luxor.
Sources:
» The Calgary Herald - Dec 15, 1953
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This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Cairo-Almaza Air Base to Luxor Airport as the crow flies is 506 km (316 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.