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| Date: | Sunday 21 February 1954 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WJ494 |
| MSN: | 579 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 3 / Occupants: 12 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 2,4 km S of Singapore-Changi RAF Station -
 Singapore
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Saigon-Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN/VVTS) |
| Singapore-Changi RAF Station |
The Valetta was on a singe engine approach to RAF Changi when it lost height, contacted trees and crashed. The airplane caught fire.
The aircraft was serving with the RAF Far East Transport Wing and originated in Hong Kong before making a planned stop at Saigon.
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Straits Times, 23 February 1954, Page 1
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