ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 333925
Date: | Monday 19 October 1959 |
Time: | |
Type: | Vickers Varsity T.1 |
Owner/operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | WF381 |
MSN: | 540 |
Year of manufacture: | 1952 |
Engine model: | Bristol Hercules 264 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | 6,4 km N of Tangmere -
United Kingdom
|
Phase: | Manoeuvring (airshow, firefighting, ag.ops.) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Boscombe Down RAF Station (EGDM) |
Destination airport: | Boscombe Down RAF Station (EGDM) |
Narrative:The airplane was being used on a test flight for an asymmetric safety speed assessment.
The pilot lost control after applying full power to one engine at 10,000ft in takeoff configuration. The aircraft stalled and entered a spin from which it did not recover. The Varsity was serving with RAF ETPS (Empire Test Pilots School)
Sources:
Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Test Flying Memorial Project Location
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