Crash of a Vickers 607 Valetta C.1 in Fāyid AFB: 8 killed
Date & Time:
May 2, 1951
Registration:
VW156
Survivors:
No
Schedule:
Fāyid - Fāyid
MSN:
326
YOM:
11
Crew on board:
8
Crew fatalities:
Pax on board:
0
Pax fatalities:
Other fatalities:
Total fatalities:
8
Circumstances:
The crew was performing a demonstration flight at Fāyid AFB, on behalf of the 78th Squadron. While dropping equipment from a height of 800 feet, a parachute deployed prematurely and hit the tail of the aircraft that became uncontrollable and crashed in a huge explosion three km from the airfield. All eight crew members were killed.