Last updated: 23 September 2020
| Status: | |
| Date: | Thursday 23 January 1958 |
| Type: | Vickers Varsity T.1 |
| Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WL633 |
| C/n / msn: | |
| First flight: | 1953 |
| Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 264 |
| Crew: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Passengers: | Fatalities: / Occupants: |
| Total: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 5 |
| Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
| Location: | Manston RAF Station (MSE) ( United Kingdom)
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| Phase: | Landing (LDG) |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | ? |
| Manston RAF Station (EGUM), United Kingdom |
The Varsity drifted off the runway at RAF Manston, collided with snowbanks and burst into flames.
Classification:
Runway mishap
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. HalleyPhotos
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.
