Incident Vickers Valiant B1 WP205,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 161093
 
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Date:Thursday 17 November 1960
Time:
Type:Vickers Valiant B1
Owner/operator:A&AEE
Registration: WP205
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:Boscombe Down, Wiltshire -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM)
Destination airport:Boscombe Down, Wiltshire (EGDM)
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Overrun on landing at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire 17.11.60 and hit control caravan. Sustained extensive damage to pressure cabin and port inner mainplane. Not repaired. SOC 11.07.1961.

Sources:

1. http://www.ukserials.com/losses-1960.htm
3. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vickers_Valiant#Accidents_and_incidents
3. http://web.archive.org/web/20170624000619/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com:80/Valiant.html
4. http://www.ukserials.com/results.php?serial=WP

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
30-Sep-2013 15:51 TB Added
30-Sep-2013 16:13 TB Updated [Location]
30-Sep-2013 16:14 TB Updated [Location]
11-Feb-2014 06:35 Nepa Updated [Operator, Destination airport]
11-Mar-2014 20:25 Dr. John Smith Updated [Total occupants, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]

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