Accident
Last updated: 18 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 26 APR 1955 |
| Type: | Vickers Varsity T.1 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | WF426 |
| Constructienummer: | 569 |
| Bouwjaar: | 1952 |
| Motoren: | 2 Bristol Hercules 264 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 1 |
| Slachtoffers op de grond: | slachtoffers: 4 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | Onnaing (Frankrijk)
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| Fase: | Kruisvlucht (ENR) |
| Soort vlucht: | Ilegale Vlucht |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Thorney Island RAF Station, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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The Varsity was taken on an unauthorised flight by a mechanic. The aircraft crossed the Channel but crashed into a farmhouse at Onnaing, near Valenciennes in northern France.
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» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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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.
