 Sister ship to the accident aircraft | |
| Accident | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1 May 1957 |
| Summary | EFTO (engine failure on take-off) |
| Site | Blackbushe Airport 51°19′08″N 0°52′12″W / 51.319°N 0.870°W |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B |
| Operator | Eagle Aviation Limited |
| Registration | G-AJBO |
| Flight origin | Blackbushe Airport |
| Destination | RAF Castel Benito / RAF Idris, Libya |
| Passengers | 30 |
| Crew | 5 |
| Fatalities | 34 |
| Injuries | 1 |
| Survivors | 1 |
The 1957 Blackbushe Viking accident occurred on 1 May 1957 when an Eagle Aviation twin-engined Vickers VC.1 Viking 1B registered G-AJBO named "John Benbow" crashed into trees near Blackbushe Airport, located in Hampshire, England, on approach following a suspected engine failure on take-off. All five crew and 29 of the 30 passengers were killed.[1][2] The aircraft also carried the RAF serial number XF629 allotted to this aircraft for use during trooping flights only.[3]