ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta T.4 WJ467 Leeming RAF Station
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Date:Wednesday 6 August 1958
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
Vickers Valetta T.4
Operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WJ467
MSN: 592
First flight: 1952-02-07 (6 years 6 months)
Crew:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Damaged beyond repair
Location:4,8 km (3 mls) NW of Leeming RAF Station (   United Kingdom)
Phase: Approach (APR)
Nature:Military
Departure airport:Leeming RAF Station (EGXE), United Kingdom
Destination airport:Leeming RAF Station (EGXE), United Kingdom
Narrative:
The Valetta was engaged in a training flight out of RAF Leeming. During single engine flight, the working engine lost power. The aircraft could not maintain height and bellylanded in a field.

Classification:
Gear-up landing
Forced landing outside airport

Sources:
» Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley


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