Date:	Thursday 13 May 1954
Time:
Type:	Vickers Varsity T.1
Owner/operator:	Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration:	WF393
MSN:	552
Year of manufacture:	1952
Engine model:	Bristol Hercules 264
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed, written off
Category:	Accident
Location:	Wigsley RAF Station -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	Wigsley RAF Station

Narrative:
During a flapless approach, the Varsity undershot the runway. The wing spar broke and the wings separated. The airplane caught fire.
The airplane was serving with RAF 11 FTS.

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley

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