Vickers Varsity crash, Sep 20, 1957 (5 killed), Falstone...
Vickers Varsity accident on September 20, 1957 near Falstone Northumberland, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The cause was not determined by...
- Date: September 20, 1957
- Aircraft: Vickers Varsity
- Location: Falstone Northumberland, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was not determined by the board of inquiry.
A Vickers Varsity T 1 on a navigation training flight from RAF Thorney Island lost control at cruising altitude, entered a spin and broke up in the air at about 1,500 feet. The wreckage fell in a field at Falstone, and all five crew were killed.