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)

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
Test Flying Memorial Project

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