Status: | |
Date: | Monday 3 March 1952 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | VW153 |
MSN: | 323 |
First flight: | 1948-11-04 (3 years 4 months) |
Engines: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
Crew: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
Total: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 26 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | Butterworth RAF Station (BWH) ( Malaysia)
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Phase: | Approach (APR) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Butterworth RAF Station (BWH/WMKB), Malaysia |
Destination airport: | ? |
Narrative:Shortly after takeoff from RAF Butterworth, a no. 1 engine fire warning forced the crew to return to the airport. They shut down the engine. The Valetta lost altitude in the turn back towards the runway and contacted palm trees. It crashed onto the runway.
Classification:
Emergency landing
Sources:
» 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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UK Serials
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This information is not presented as the Flight Safety Foundation or the Aviation Safety Network’s opinion as to the cause of the accident. It is preliminary and is based on the facts as they are known at this time.