Date: | Tuesday 26 February 1952 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VW827 |
MSN: | 388 |
Year of manufacture: | 1949 |
Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 230 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Abingdon RAF Station (ABB) -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Approach |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB/EGUD) |
Destination airport: | Abingdon RAF Station (ABB/EGUD) |
Narrative:The aircraft was on a training flight with a simulated number 1 engine failure. The engine was shut down and the propeller was feathered. Then the remaining engine began to fail due to magneto problems. The crew attempted to unfeather the no. 1 prop in order to restart the engine. They failed to unfeather the prop and a forced landing was carried out.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Last take-off : a record of RAF aircraft losses 1950 to 1953 / C. Cummings
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