Vickers Valetta crash, Jul 12, 1951 (10 killed), Lyneham...
Vickers Valetta accident on July 12, 1951 near Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom with 10 fatalities. Cause: An engine caught fire shortly after...
- Date: July 12, 1951
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 10
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: An engine caught fire shortly after takeoff from Lyneham. The crew tried to return to the airfield, but the aircraft flew into the ground near the base.
A Vickers Valetta of the RAF was completing a flight from Luqa to Dishforth via Lyneham. Shortly after takeoff from Lyneham the crew reported an engine problem and tried to return, but the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field. The aircraft was destroyed and all ten occupants, seven of them cadets, were killed.