Vickers Varsity crash, Apr 26, 1955 (5 killed), Vicq Nord
Vickers Varsity accident on April 26, 1955 near Vicq Nord, France with 5 fatalities.
- Date: April 26, 1955
- Aircraft: Vickers Varsity
- Location: Vicq Nord, France
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
An unlicensed RAF mechanic took a Vickers Varsity from RAF Thorney Island on 26 April 1955 and flew over London for more than three hours before turning south toward France. Shortly after midnight the aircraft crashed in flames onto a house in Vicq, about 9 km northeast of Valenciennes. The pilot and four people on the ground were killed.