Vickers Virginia crash, Aug 19, 1927, Horsham West Sussex

Vickers Virginia accident on August 19, 1927 near Horsham West Sussex, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Engine failure.

A Vickers Virginia of No. 58 Squadron RAF lost power on one engine during a training flight from RAF Worthy Down. The pilot kept flying on the remaining engine and landed in a field at Field Place Farm near Broadbridge Heath, where the aircraft ran through a hedge and was wrecked. All four crew escaped uninjured.

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