Incident Overview
Date: Thursday 15 January 1953
Aircraft Type: Vickers Valetta C.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: VX562
Location: 46 km SW off Agrigento, Italy –
ÿ Mediterranean Sea
Phase of Flight: En route
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 19 / Occupants: 19
Component Affected: Aircraft ? Valetta VX562 and RAF Lancaster GR.3Aircraft ? Valetta VX562 and RAF Lancaster GR.3
Category: Accident
A flight involving Valetta VX562, departing Malta, collided with an RAF Lancaster GR.3 engaged in an anti-submarine exercise at an altitude of 1500 feet during heavy rain and hail conditions. The collision resulted in damage to both aircraft.A flight involving Valetta VX562, departing Malta, collided with an RAF Lancaster GR.3 engaged in an anti-submarine exercise at an altitude of 1500 feet during heavy rain and hail conditions. The collision resulted in damage to both aircraft.
Description
Valetta VX562 departed Malta on a flight to the U.K. Over sea an RAF Lancaster GR.3 (TX270) was engaged in a anti-submarine exercise. Both aircraft probably collided at an altitude of 1500 feet in poor visibility conditions which included heavy rain and hail.
Source of Information
http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1131http://www.ukserials.com/prodlists.php?type=1131Primary Cause
Collision due to altitude and visibility conditions during a joint exercise.Collision due to altitude and visibility conditions during a joint exercise.Share on:
