ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta T.3 WJ480 Chippenham, Wiltshire
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Date:Tuesday 28 August 1962
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: WJ480
MSN: 605
First flight: 1952-06-11 (10 years 3 months)
Crew:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 3 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:8 km (5 mls) WNW of Chippenham, Wiltshire (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Lyneham RAF Station (LYE/EGDL), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Valetta could not maintain height during single engine overshoot, contacted trees, crashed and caught fire. It was operated by the RAF No.2 Air Navigation School.

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


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