Fayid - Fayid

On May 11, 1950 at 12:00 AM, Fayid - Fayid experienced a crash involving Avro 694 Lincoln, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Fayid AFB Ismailia.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was flight at a desert crash site.

10 people were known to be on board, 10 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 10, crew fatalities: 10, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a local training sortie from Fayid AFB and was carrying a crew of ten that should simulate a combined attack with a RAF Vampire. Registered VZ188, the Vampire was carrying one pilot. In flight, while cruising at low height, both aircraft collided, dove into the ground and crashed 11 miles northeast of the Fayid airbase. All 11 occupants on both aircraft were killed. It was reported that most of the crew members were cadets on vacation in the region.

Aircraft reference details include registration SX957.