Status: | |
Date: | Thursday 7 May 1953 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta T.3 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | WG258 |
MSN: | 506 |
First flight: | 1951-07-26 (1 year 10 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
Total: | Fatalities: 10 / Occupants: 10 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | 40 km (25 mls) W off Hartland Point, United Kingdom ( Atlantic Ocean)
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Phase: | En route (ENR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Hullavington RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:The Valetta T.3, serving with RAF 1 ANS, departed RAF Hullavington for a routine air navigation sortie. The aircraft crashed at sea for unknown reasons.
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
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UK Serials Resource Centre - Serials in range WG
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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.