Vickers 408 Wellington IA crash, Mar 19, 1940 (4 killed)
Vickers 408 Wellington IA accident on March 19, 1940 near Wyton AFB Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft went out of...
- Date: March 19, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers 408 Wellington IA
- Location: Wyton AFB Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft went out of control in turbulence.
A Wellington IA of 115 Squadron was on a ferry flight to Brooklands in Weybridge on 19 March 1940 when it went out of control in turbulence and crashed in an open field at Houghton, south of RAF Wyton. Three crew were killed and three were seriously injured, and one of the injured died on 14 April.