Vickers Valetta crash, Jan 14, 1959, Firq AFB Ad Dakhiliy...

Vickers Valetta accident on January 14, 1959 near Firq AFB Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman with no fatalities.

• Date: January 14, 1959
• Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
• Location: Firq AFB Ad Dakhiliyah Governorate, Oman
• Fatalities: 0
• Phase of flight: Approach and landing

A Vickers Valetta C1, serial VW817, burst a tyre on landing at Firq, Oman, on 14 January 1959 and swung into sand. The airframe was written off.

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