Narrative:
Elevator control failed after takeoff, causing the Valetta to climb steeply. The aircraft stalled and impacted farm terrain.
The aircraft was engaged in transporting RAF personnel and their families to the air base at Istres in France.
Loss of control
» David Garbett (E-mail, 10-3-2011)
» Daily Mail, 21 Jan 1954
| Status: | |
| Date: | Wednesday 20 January 1954 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VL282 |
| MSN: | 309 |
| First flight: | |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 5 |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 8 |
| Total: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 13 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Aircraft fate: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Location: | 3,2 km (2 mls) SSW of Lyneham-RAF Station (LYE) ( United Kingdom)
|
| Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Lyneham RAF Station (LYE/EGDL), United Kingdom |
| Istres-Le Tubé Air Base (LFMI), France |
Elevator control failed after takeoff, causing the Valetta to climb steeply. The aircraft stalled and impacted farm terrain.
The aircraft was engaged in transporting RAF personnel and their families to the air base at Istres in France.
Classification:
Elevator issue Loss of control
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» David Garbett (E-mail, 10-3-2011)
» Daily Mail, 21 Jan 1954
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Lyneham RAF Station to Istres-Le Tubé Air Base as the crow flies is 1020 km (637 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
Distance from Lyneham RAF Station to Istres-Le Tubé Air Base as the crow flies is 1020 km (637 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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