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Date: | Thursday 15 January 1953 |
Time: | 04:48 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VX562 |
MSN: | |
First flight: | 1950 |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 3 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 16 |
Total: | Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19 |
Collision casualties: | Fatalities: 7 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 46 km (28.8 mls) SW off Agrigento, Italy ( Mediterranean Sea)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Valetta VX562 departed Malta on a flight to the U.K. Over sea an RAF Lancaster GR.3 (TX270) was engaged in a anti-submarine exercise. Both aircraft probably collided at an altitude of 1500 feet in poor visibility conditions which included heavy rain and hail.
Classification:
Mid air collision
Loss of control
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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UK Serials
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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.