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| Date: | Monday 9 April 1956 |
| Type: | Handley Page Hastings C.2 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WD483 |
| C/n / msn: | HP67/111 |
| First flight: | 1951 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Ataq Airport (AXK) ( Yemen)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Aden-Khormaksar RAF Station (ADE/ODAA), Yemen |
| Ataq Airport (AXK/ODAT), Yemen |
Undercarriage collapsed on landing. The Hastings caught fire.
Classification:
Landing gear collapseRunway mishap
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» Hastings Bangs and Prangs and Splashes and Crashes
Photos
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 Aden-Khormaksar RAF Station to Ataq Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (169 miles).
Distance from Aden-Khormaksar RAF Station to Ataq Airport as the crow flies is 271 km (169 miles).
This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.
