ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VW184 Shihr
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Date:Tuesday 7 May 1957
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta C.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VW184
MSN: 340
First flight: 1949-01-14 (8 years 4 months)
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:4,8 km (3 mls) E of Shihr (   Yemen)
Phase: Unknown (UNK)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:?
Narrative:
One propeller was feathered when the remaining engine failed. A belly landing was carried out.

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» UK Serials


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