Vickers Varsity crash, Jan 23, 1958 (3 killed), Manston Kent
Vickers Varsity accident on January 23, 1958 near Manston Kent, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities.
- Date: January 23, 1958
- Aircraft: Vickers Varsity
- Location: Manston Kent, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Following an uneventful flight from RAF Thorney Island, a Royal Air Force Vickers Varsity made a normal approach to Manston, Kent. After touchdown it deviated left of the runway centerline, struck a snow wall after about 250 meters, ground looped about 130 degrees and came to rest in flames with its left wing sheared off. Three crew members were killed and two cadets were uninjured.