ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 332365
Date: | Tuesday 14 June 1966 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Varsity T.1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | WF334 |
MSN: | 526 |
Year of manufacture: | 1951 |
Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 264 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 7 |
Other fatalities: | 1 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | near Immingham -
United Kingdom
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Phase: | Unknown |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Lindholme RAF Station |
Destination airport: | Lindholme RAF Station |
Narrative:RAF Vickers Varsity WF334 was on a navigation training flight out of RAF Lindholme. The airplane collided with a Cessna 337 Super Skymaster, registered G-ATJO. The Skymaster crashed. One pilot from the Varsity bailed out and was unhurt as did one student navigator. An RAF Flt Lt was killed when he fell from his incorrectly fastened parachute harness. The remaining pilot crash landed the aircraft with the three remaining student navigators on board.
The airplane was serving with RAF BCBS (Bomber Command Bombing School).
Sources:
Air Pictorial Aug. 1966
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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