Runway excursion Accident Vickers Valetta T.3 WJ470,
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ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 334366
 

Date:Saturday 2 November 1957
Time:
Type:Silhouette image of generic vltt model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Valetta T.3
Owner/operator:Royal Air Force - RAF
Registration: WJ470
MSN: 595
Year of manufacture:1952
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Aircraft damage: Destroyed, written off
Category:Accident
Location:Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI) -   United Kingdom
Phase: Landing
Nature:Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:Guernsey Airport, Channel Islands (GCI/EGJB)
Narrative:
Directional control was lost during a crosswind landing. The airplane hit an embankment and a building, causing the undercarriage to collapse.

Sources:

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

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