ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta T.3 WG265 Lichfield RAF Station
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Date:Wednesday 28 January 1953
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta T.3
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WG265
MSN: 513
First flight: 1951-11-10 (1 year 3 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Lichfield RAF Station (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Lichfield RAF Station, United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Valetta crew was practicing a single engine approach when the right hand wing dropped. The aircraft veered to the right and impacted the ground.
It served with RAF 6 ANS.

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
» Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
» UK Serials Resource Centre - Serials in range WG


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