Narrative:
The airplane contacted terrain during a night-time overshoot. The Valetta caught fire.
» UK Serials
| Status: | |
| Date: | Tuesday 20 September 1955 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | VW204 |
| MSN: | 360 |
| First flight: | 1949-03-24 (6 years 6 months) |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | 0,8 km (0.5 mls) W of Dishforth RAF Station ( United Kingdom)
|
| Phase: | Approach (APR) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Dishforth RAF Station (EGXD), United Kingdom |
The airplane contacted terrain during a night-time overshoot. The Valetta caught fire.
Classification:
Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) - Ground
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley» UK Serials
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