Vickers Valetta crash, Jan 28, 1953, Lichfield AFB Staffo...
Vickers Valetta accident on January 28, 1953 near Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities.
- Date: January 28, 1953
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Vickers Valetta of the RAF was on a local training sortie from RAF Lichfield. During an approach with the right engine inoperative, the aircraft banked right, its right wing struck the ground, and it stalled and crashed in a field short of the runway threshold. All three crew were injured and the aircraft was written off.