| - | ACCIDENT DETAILS |
| Date: | February 05, 1955 |
| Time: | 1004 |
| Location: | Near Calabar, Nigeria |
| Operator: | West African Airways |
| Flight #: | ? |
| Route: | Enugu - Calabar |
| AC Type: | Bristol 170 Freighter 21E |
| Registration: | VR-NAD |
| cn / ln: | 12779 |
| Aboard: | 13 (passengers:9 crew:4) |
| Fatalities: | 13 (passengers:9 crew:4) |
| Ground: | 0 |
| Summary: | Crashed shortly after taking off after a wing failed. A design flaw in the wing led to fatigue cracks and wing failure. |
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