| Estado: | |
| Fecha: | viernes 13 febrero 1953 |
| Tipo: | Vickers Varsity T.1 |
| Operador: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registración: | WF332 |
| Numéro de série: | 524 |
| Año de Construcción: | 1951 |
| Motores: | 2 Bristol Hercules 264 |
| Tripulación: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Pasajeros: | Fatalidades: 0 / Ocupantes: 0 |
| Total: | Fatalidades: 2 / Ocupantes: 2 |
| Daños en la Aeronave: | Anulado |
| Consecuencias: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Ubicación: | 5 km (3.1 milles) SSW of Swinderby RAF Station ( Reino Unido)
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| Fase: | Aproximación (APR) |
| Naturaleza: | Militar |
| Aeropuerto de Salida: | Swinderby RAF Station (EGXS), Reino Unido |
| Swinderby RAF Station (EGXS), Reino Unido |
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.
Fuentes:
» 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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