Blackburn B-101 Beverley crash, Mar 5, 1957 (20 killed)
Blackburn B-101 Beverley accident on March 5, 1957 near Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom with 20 fatalities. Cause: A non return valve in the...
- Date: March 5, 1957
- Aircraft: Blackburn B-101 Beverley
- Location: Abingdon AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 20
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A non return valve in the fuel system was fitted in reverse, starving two port engines of fuel.
A No. 53 Squadron RAF Blackburn Beverley bound for Cyprus lost power on two engines after a fuel system fault shortly after takeoff from Abingdon. It struck high-tension cables and trees while attempting to return and crashed near Sutton Wick, Berkshire, killing most occupants and people on the ground.