On the 19th August 1984 Vickers Varsity WJ897, a former RAF training aircraft maintained and flown by a group of enthusiasts known as the Leicester Aircraft Preservation Group (LAPG), made its last flight.​
The aim of this website is to tell the story of the aircraft and the accident which befell it, and to provide a memorial for the aviation enthusiasts who died that day in 1984.
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If you have a link to the LAPG or would like to know more, please go to our 'Contact'
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News
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2025 - The 40th anniversary article 'Absent Friends' has been re-published in the FlyPast Yearbook 2025. ​
It pays tribute to Bob Somerville, our friend, and, along with Trevor Follows, a crash survivor and driving force behind the 'Varsity Family' reunions, who passed away just a few days after the 40th anniversary gathering at the site in August 2024.
Blue skies, Bob.
