ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta T.3 WJ470 Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI)
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Date:Saturday 2 November 1957
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta T.3
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WJ470
MSN: 595
First flight: 1952-03-12 (5 years 8 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI) (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Landing (LDG)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI/EGJB), United Kingdom
Narrative:
Directional control was lost during a crosswind landing. The airplane hit an embankment and a building, causing the undercarriage to collapse.

Classification:
Runway excursion

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


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