ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 138086
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| Date: | Tuesday 28 May 1957 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Hunting Percival Pembroke C1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force (RAF) |
| Registration: | XK859 |
| MSN: | P66/0071 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 mi NW of El Adem -
 Libya
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
| RAF Station El Adem | |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Ran out of fuel and force-landed on a road ten miles north-west of RAF El Adem, Libya. Not repaired: struck off charge 18/07/1957 as Cat 5(Components). The aircraft was dismantled, and the fuselage left in situ to be used by aircrew for training in desert survival. It gradually diminished in size over the next few years as the local Bedouin tribesmen took bits of the aluminium.
Sources:
Air Britain: RAF Aircraft XA100 - XZ999, published 2001
http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1957.htm
http://www.rafforum.activeboard.com/t6202070/pics-of-el-adem-1957/?page=2
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=827
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 22-Aug-2011 07:33 | Uli Elch | Added |
| 05-Apr-2012 07:31 | TB | Updated [Cn, Total fatalities, Other fatalities, Location, Phase, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Apr-2012 17:06 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Cn, Operator, Total occupants, Location, Departure airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 09-Oct-2012 03:12 | TB | Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Destination airport, Source] |
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