| - | 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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