The Sutton Wick air crash occurred on 5 March 1957 when a Blackburn Beverley C Mk 1 heavy transport aircraft, serial number XH117, of 53 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed in the village of Sutton Wick, Drayton, Berkshire, England, following shut-down of one engine and partial loss of power on another. After take-off, No. 1 engine was shut down as a precautionary measure and whilst on final approach back to RAF Abingdon, No. 2 engine failed to respond to throttle inputs. The aeroplane struck cables and trees 18 minutes after lifting off.
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| - The Sutton Wick air crash occurred on 5 March 1957 when a Blackburn Beverley C Mk 1 heavy transport aircraft, serial number XH117, of 53 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed in the village of Sutton Wick, Drayton, Berkshire, England, following shut-down of one engine and partial loss of power on another. After take-off, No. 1 engine was shut down as a precautionary measure and whilst on final approach back to RAF Abingdon, No. 2 engine failed to respond to throttle inputs. The aeroplane struck cables and trees 18 minutes after lifting off.
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| - Sutton Wick, Drayton, Berkshireref|Sutton Wick was located in Berkshire at the time of the accident, but, following the 1974 boundary changes, it is now part of Oxfordshire.|group=notes|name=nowpart England
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| - RAF Abingdon, Abingdon, Berkshireref|Sutton Wick was located in Berkshire at the time of the accident, but, following the 1974 boundary changes, it is now part of Oxfordshire.|group=notes|name=nowpart, England
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| - Maintenance error leading to fuel starvation
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| - The crash site of XH117 shortly after the accident. One of the four engines is still relatively intact. Police can be seen to the far right of the photograph, searching through the wreckage.
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| - RAF Akrotiri, Akrotiri, Cyprus
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| - The Sutton Wick air crash occurred on 5 March 1957 when a Blackburn Beverley C Mk 1 heavy transport aircraft, serial number XH117, of 53 Squadron Royal Air Force crashed in the village of Sutton Wick, Drayton, Berkshire, England, following shut-down of one engine and partial loss of power on another. After take-off, No. 1 engine was shut down as a precautionary measure and whilst on final approach back to RAF Abingdon, No. 2 engine failed to respond to throttle inputs. The aeroplane struck cables and trees 18 minutes after lifting off. Of the seventeen passengers and five crew on board, all but four died in the accident. Two people on the ground were also killed. An investigation found that a non-return valve in the fuel system had been installed backwards, causing two of the engines to be starved of fuel. The technician found responsible for fitting the valve was charged under the Air Force Act. Following the accident, the non-return valve was re-designed so it could not be installed incorrectly. Two RAF Officers who participated in the rescue efforts following the crash were highly praised for "refusing to give up while there was hope of finding survivors among the wreckage."
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