ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Varsity T.1 WF386 Swinderby RAF Station
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Date:Thursday 25 March 1954
Type:Silhouette image of generic vars model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Varsity T.1
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WF386
MSN: 545
First flight: 1951
Engines: 2 Bristol Hercules 264
Crew:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0
Total:Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 2
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:1,6 km (1 mls) N of Swinderby RAF Station (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:?
Destination airport:Swinderby RAF Station (EGXS), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Varsity contacted a tree during an attempted overshoot at RAF Swinderby at night. The airplane crashed and caught fire.
It was serving with RAF 201 AFS.

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley


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