Accident Vickers Varsity T.1 WF384, Monday 25 October 1954
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Date:Monday 25 October 1954
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vars model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Varsity T.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WF384
MSN: 543
Year of manufacture:1952
Engine model:Bristol Hercules 264
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Other fatalities:0
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:1,6 km SSE of Barnaby, Nottinghamshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Unknown
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Narrative:
Both engines failed. The Varsity bellylanded in a field and ran into river.

Sources:

Air Britain RAF Aircraft WA100 - WZ999
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Vickers Varsity / Roger Lindsay and Geoff Cruickshank, 1987

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