Vickers 290 Wellington I crash, Sep 19, 1939, Pontneddfec...
Vickers 290 Wellington I accident on September 19, 1939 near Pontneddfechan Glamorgan, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Fuel almost exhausted...
- Date: September 19, 1939
- Aircraft: Vickers 290 Wellington I
- Location: Pontneddfechan Glamorgan, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Fuel almost exhausted after bad weather; the crew abandoned the aircraft.
Wellington L4256 of 75 Squadron, flying from Harwell on a night cross country exercise, encountered bad weather and lost radio contact. Its fuel almost exhausted, the crew abandoned the aircraft and it crashed in a copse above Pontneddfechan. All crew parachuted safely.