Incident Overview
Date: Monday 25 October 1954
Aircraft Type: Vickers Varsity T.1
Owner/operator: Royal Air Force – RAF
Registration Number: WF384
Location: 1,6 km SSE of Barnaby, Nottinghamshire –
ÿ United Kingdom
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Component Affected: Aircraft enginesAircraft engines
Category: Accident
A twin-engine aircraft, the Varsity, experienced a catastrophic failure during a bellyland landing in a field, resulting in a river crossing.A twin-engine aircraft, the Varsity, experienced a catastrophic failure during a bellyland landing in a field, resulting in a river crossing.
Description
Both engines failed. The Varsity bellylanded in a field and ran into river.
Primary Cause
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