VS507
We’re still collecting data for this aircraft. Routes appear once we’ve seen it fly enough times.
Safety history
- December 4, 1953Accident
The crew was performing a local training flight at RAF Newton. On final approach, the pilot encountered poor weather conditions and sighted the runway after passing the last cloud layer at a height of 200 feet. Due to few patches of fog, he lost the runway and decided to make a go around. The aircraft slightly climbed then stalled and crashed in a huge explosion. Six crew members were killed while a seventh was seriously injured. It was reported that the total weight of the aircraft was above th