Incident Overview
Date: Tuesday 25 November 1952
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VW203
Location: 2,4 km W of Boscombe Down RAF Station –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Approach
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Component Affected: AircraftAircraft
Category: Accident
A Valetta aircraft collided with an RAF DH-112 Venom FB.1 near RAF Boscombe Down at 2000 feet. Both aircraft crashed, resulting in the Venom pilot’s fatality.A Valetta aircraft collided with an RAF DH-112 Venom FB.1 near RAF Boscombe Down at 2000 feet. Both aircraft crashed, resulting in the Venom pilot’s fatality.
Description
The Valetta was in the approach circuit of RAF Boscombe Down at 2000 feet when it collided with an RAF de Havilland DH-112 Venom FB.1 (WE258). Both aircraft crashed. The Valetta’s occupants were injured but the Venom pilot died in the accident.
Source of Information
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