Vickers Valetta crash, Jan 20, 1954 (1 killed), Lyneham A...
Vickers Valetta accident on January 20, 1954 near Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: Elevator failure led to loss of control...
- Date: January 20, 1954
- Aircraft: Vickers Valetta
- Location: Lyneham AFB Wiltshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Elevator failure led to loss of control in the initial climb.
A Royal Air Force Vickers Valetta departing RAF Lyneham pitched up steeply in the initial climb, stalled and crashed in a field about two miles from the airfield. The copilot was killed, and eleven other occupants were injured.