- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | March 05, 1957 |
Time: | 1100 |
Location: | Drayton, England |
Operator: | Military -Royal Air Force |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Drayton - Multa |
AC Type: | Blackburn Beverley C Mark 1 |
Registration: | XH117 |
cn / ln: | 1023 |
Aboard: | 22 (passengers:17 crew:5) |
Fatalities: | 18 (passengers:15 crew:3) |
Ground: | 2 |
Summary: | The aircraft crashed into trees and farm buildings about a half-an-hour after taking off from Abingdon airfield. Fuel starvation due to an valve being installed backwards. |
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