Date: | Tuesday 7 July 1936 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Valentia |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | K3166 |
MSN: | |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 7 / Occupants: 13 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH) -
Egypt
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Heliopolis RAF Station (HEAZ) |
Destination airport: | Mersa Matruh Airport (MUH/HEMM) |
Narrative:The Vickers Valentia transport aircraft of No. 216 (Bomber Transport) RAF Squadron, Heliopolis, crashed whilst engaged in a night flying exercise. The aircraft came into land to one side of a flare path, lost height from 800 feet with side slip, struck the aerodrome fence, hit ground with a wing, and turned over before catching fire from a Holt flare.
Of the 13 on board, 7 were killed (3 non RAF) and 6 injured (4 non RAF).
Sources:
Flight July 16, 1936 rafcommands.com Forum Location
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