Accident Vickers Varsity T.1 WL677,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 331827
 

Date:Monday 10 June 1968
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vars model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Varsity T.1
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WL677
MSN:
Year of manufacture:1953
Engine model:Bristol Hercules 264
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Stradishall -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Stradishall RAF Station
Narrative:
A heavy landing caused the undercarriage to collapse.

Sources:

Broken Wings : Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents / James J. Halley
The Vickers Varsity / Roger Lindsay and Geoff Cruickshank, 1987

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