Accident
Last updated: 21 May 2013
| Status: | |
| Datum: | 20 JAN 1954 |
| Type: | Vickers Valetta C.1 |
| Luchtvaartmaatschappij: | Royal Air Force - RAF |
| Registratie: | VL282 |
| Constructienummer: | 309 |
| Bouwjaar: | |
| Motoren: | 2 Bristol Hercules 230 |
| Bemanning: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Passagiers: | slachtoffers: 0 / inzittenden: 0 |
| Totaal: | slachtoffers: 1 / inzittenden: 3 |
| Schade: | Afgeschreven |
| Gevolgen: | Written off (damaged beyond repair) |
| Plaats: | 3,2 km (2 mijl) SSW of Lyneham-RAF Station (LYE) (Verenigd Koninkrijk)
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| Fase: | Initiële klim (ICL) |
| Soort vlucht: | Militair |
| Vliegveld van vertrek: | Lyneham RAF Station (LYE/EGDL), Verenigd Koninkrijk |
| ? |
Elevator control failed after takeoff, causing the Valetta to climb steeply and crash.
Bronnen:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
» David Garbett (E-mail, 10-3-2011)
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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.
