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Date: | Tuesday 25 November 1952 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VW203 |
MSN: | 359 |
First flight: | 1949-03-22 (3 years 8 months) |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3 |
Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 2,4 km (1.5 mls) W of Boscombe Down RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | ? |
Destination airport: | Boscombe Down RAF Station (EGDM), United Kingdom |
Narrative:The Valetta was in the approach circuit of RAF Boscombe Down at 2000 feet when it collided with an RAF de Havilland DH-112 Venom FB.1 (WE258). Both aircraft crashed. The Valetta's occupants were injured but the Venom pilot died in the accident.
Sources:
» 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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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.