Status: | |
Date: | Wednesday 6 January 1954 |
Time: | 17:20 |
Type: | Vickers Valetta T.3 |
Operator: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
Registration: | WJ474 |
MSN: | 599 |
First flight: | 1952-04-22 (1 year 9 months) |
Crew: | Fatalities: 4 / Occupants: 4 |
Passengers: | Fatalities: 12 / Occupants: 13 |
Total: | Fatalities: 16 / Occupants: 17 |
Aircraft damage: | Damaged beyond repair |
Location: | near Aldbury, Hertfordshire ( United Kingdom)
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Phase: | Initial climb (ICL) |
Nature: | Military |
Departure airport: | Bovingdon RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Destination airport: | Thorney Island RAF Station, United Kingdom |
Narrative:Four minutes after takeoff the aircraft lost height and hit a tree during a blizzard.
Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
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Map
This map shows the airport of departure and the intended destination of the flight. The line between the airports does
not display the exact flight path.
Distance from Bovingdon RAF Station to Thorney Island RAF Station as the crow flies is 104 km (65 miles).
Accident location: Approximate; accuracy within a few kilometers.
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.