Swinderby - Swinderby

On February 13, 1953 at 12:00 AM, Swinderby - Swinderby experienced a crash involving Vickers Varsity, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was engaged in a night training sortie, consisting of landings and approaches maneuvers. While descending to the airport, the twin engine airplane went out of control and crashed in a wooded area located three miles southwest of the airfield. Both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration WF332, MSN 524, year of manufacture 1951.