Accident
Last updated: 26 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 15 JAN 1953 |
| Tijd: | 04:48 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | VX562 |
| Constructienummer: | |
| Bouwjaar: | 1950 |
| Motoren: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 3 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 16 / inzittenden: 16 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 19 / inzittenden: 19 |
| Botsingsslachtoffers: | slachtoffers: 7 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 46 km (28.8 mijl) SW van Agrigento, Italy (Mer Méditerranée) |
| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Malta-Luqa Airport (MLA/LMML), Malta |
| ? |
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 excercise. Both aircraft probably collided at an altitude of 1500 feet in poor visibility conditions which included heavy rain and hail.
Bronnen:
» 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
» 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.
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