- | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
Date: | February 05, 1955 |
Time: | 1004 |
Location: | Near Calabar, Nigeria |
Operator: | West African Airways |
Flight #: | ? |
Route: | Enugu - Calabar |
AC Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter 21E |
Registration: | VR-NAD |
cn / ln: | 12779 |
Aboard: | 13 (passengers:9 crew:4) |
Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:9 crew:4) |
Ground: | 0 |
Summary: | Crashed shortly after taking off after a wing failed. A design flaw in the wing led to fatigue cracks and wing failure. |
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