Accident Vickers 610 Viking 1B VK-500,
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Date:Thursday 13 December 1956
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Type:Silhouette image of generic vikg model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers 610 Viking 1B
Owner/operator:Royal Jordanian Air Force - RJAF
Registration: VK-500
MSN: 260
Year of manufacture:1949
Fatalities:Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Tourous Mountains -   Syria
Phase: En route
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Beirut International Airport (BEY/OLBA)
Destination airport:Athens-Ellinikon International Airport (ATH/LGAT)
Narrative:
Crashed. The snow-covered wreckage was found in May 1957.

Sources:

Milliyet 5 May 1957, p3
Saskatoon Star-Phoenix - Dec 17, 1956

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photo (c) RuthAS; Blackbushe Airport (BBS/EGLK); 09 April 1955; (CC:by)

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