Narrative:
Left wing separated after encountering turbulence; crashed 5 minutes after takeoff.
Wing failure
Loss of control
» UK Serials
accident date: 17-04-1957
type: Vickers Valetta C.1
registration: VW832
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 17 April 1957 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VW832 |
| MSN: | 393 |
| First flight: | 1949-06-30 (7 years 10 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 23 / Occupants: 23 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 26 / Occupants: 26 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | Queria ( Jordan)
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| Phase: | En route (ENR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aqaba-King Hussein International Airport (AQJ/OJAQ), Jordan |
| Habbaniya RAF Station, Iraq |
Left wing separated after encountering turbulence; crashed 5 minutes after takeoff.
Classification:
TurbulenceWing failure
Loss of control
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» UK Serials
Photos
accident date: 17-04-1957
type: Vickers Valetta C.1
registration: VW832
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Map
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 Aqaba-King Hussein International Airport to Habbaniya RAF Station as the crow flies is 906 km (566 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
Distance from Aqaba-King Hussein International Airport to Habbaniya RAF Station as the crow flies is 906 km (566 miles).
Accident location: Global; accuracy within tens or hundreds of kilometers.
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