Flugunfall 19 AUG 1952 einer Vickers Valetta C.1 VX559 - Benson RAF Station (BEX)
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Datum:Dienstag 19 August 1952
Flugzeugtyp:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta C.1
Fluggesellschaft:Royal Air Force - RAF
Kennzeichen: VX559
Werknummer:
Baujahr: 1950
Triebwerk: 2 Bristol Hercules 230
Besatzung:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Fluggäste:Todesopfer: 0 / Insassen: 0
Gesamt:Todesopfer: 3 / Insassen: 3
Sachschaden: Zerstört
Konsequenzen: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Unfallort:3 km (1.9 Meilen) N of Benson RAF Station (BEX) (   Großbritannien)
Flugphase: Während des Fluges (ENR)
Betriebsart:Militär
Flug von:Benson RAF Station (BEX/EGUB), Großbritannien
Flug nach:?
Unfallbericht:
The Valetta departed RAF Benson at night during poor weather circumstances which included low clouds and rain. The aircraft flew into the ground in a slight turn to the left and caught fire.

Informationsquelle:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings


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