Vickers Wellington crash, Apr 22, 1940, Harwell AFB Berks...
Vickers Wellington accident on April 22, 1940 near Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot missed the approach and...
- Date: April 22, 1940
- Aircraft: Vickers Wellington
- Location: Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot missed the approach and landed hard.
Wellington L4236 returned from a reconnaissance flight to RAF Harwell, where the pilot missed the approach and landed hard. The aircraft bounced, stalled and crashed on the runway, and was destroyed.