ASN Aircraft accident Vickers Valetta T.3 WJ474 Aldbury, Hertfordshire
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Date:Wednesday 6 January 1954
Time:17:20
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different
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)
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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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.
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Vickers Valetta

  • 263 built
  • 39th loss
  • 14th fatal accident
  • 2nd worst accident (at the time)
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