Descripción del Accidente ASN 26 MAR 1953 Vickers Varisty T.1 WJ938 - Nicosia Airport (NIC)
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Fecha:jueves 26 marzo 1953
Tipo:Silhouette image of generic vars model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Varisty T.1
Operador:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registración: WJ938
Numéro de série:
Año de Construcción: 1953
Motores: 2 Bristol Hercules 264
Tripulación:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Pasajeros:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Total:Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes:
Daños en la Aeronave: Anulado
Consecuencias: Written off (damaged beyond repair)
Ubicación:Nicosia Airport (NIC) (   Chipre)
Fase: Carreteando (TXI)
Naturaleza:Militar
Aeropuerto de Salida:?
Aeropuerto de Llegada:Nicosia Airport (NIC/LCNC), Chipre
Descripción:
During taxiing the nosewheel steering failed. The pilot informed ATC and continued to taxy using differential braking. He attempted a double bend, but then the brakes failed. The Varsity left the taxiway and ran into some parked fuel tankers.
It was serving with RAF Advanced Flying School.

Fuentes:
» 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
» The Vickers Varsity / Roger Lindsay and Geoff Cruickshank, 1987


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