| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 25 November 1953 |
| Time: | ca 13:00 |
| Type: |  Bristol 170 Freighter 21E |
| Operator: | Royal Australian Air Force - RAAF |
| Registration: | A81-2 |
| MSN: | 12805 |
| First flight: | |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 8 km (5 mls) SW of Mallala, SA ( Australia)
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| Phase: | Unknown (UNK) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Mallala RAAF Base, SA, Australia |
| Mallala RAAF Base, SA, Australia |
Crashed in a wheatfield after the mainplane separated in flight in instrument weather conditions.
The aircraft operated on a routine training mission.
Several month before the accident cordline cracks in the upper and lower wing surfaces caused the Bristol 170s of 34 Squadron to be grounded for inspections. They were declared serviceable by a technician from Bristol.
Classification:
Wing failureLoss of control
Sources:
» The Canberra Times - 26 November 1953» The Advertiser - 26 November 1953
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