Accident Vickers Valetta C.1 VW204,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334826
 

Date:Tuesday 20 September 1955
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: VW204
MSN: 360
Year of manufacture:1949
Engine model:Bristol Hercules 230
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:0,8 km W of Dishforth RAF Station -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Dishforth RAF Station (EGXD)
Narrative:
The airplane contacted terrain during a night-time overshoot. The Valetta caught fire.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
UK Serials

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