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| Date: | Friday 13 February 1953 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Vickers Varsity T.1 |
| Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registration: | WF332 |
| MSN: | 524 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
| Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 264 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | 5 km SSW of Swinderby RAF Station -
 United Kingdom
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| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Swinderby RAF Station (EGXS) |
| Swinderby RAF Station (EGXS) |
The Varsity was involved in a night time training flight. In the first session both pilots had carried out four circuits. After the next takeoff the airplane turned downwind. Probably because of other traffic in the circuit, the pilot attempted to take avoiding action. He lost control and the airplane crashed.
The airplane was serving with RAF 201 AFS.
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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