Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Mar 8, 1940 (5 killed)
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on March 8, 1940 near Brooklands (Weybridge) Surrey, United Kingdom with 5 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft went out...
- Date: March 8, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: Brooklands (Weybridge) Surrey, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 5
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: The aircraft went out of control while climbing.
Wellington IA N3017 of 9 Squadron left Brooklands for RAF Honington on 8 March 1940 after armour modifications. While climbing it went out of control and crashed in flames in a field, and all five crew were killed.