Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Mar 2, 1940 (6 killed)
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on March 2, 1940 near Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom with 6 fatalities. Cause: The left engine failed...
- Date: March 2, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 6
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The left engine failed shortly after takeoff and the aircraft went out of control.
A Wellington of 149 Squadron left RAF Mildenhall on a reconnaissance mission over Bremen on 2 March 1940 as Operation Nickel. Its left engine failed shortly after takeoff, and while returning the aircraft went out of control and crashed in a field at Burnt Fen, killing all six occupants.