Vickers 440 Wellington X crash, Dec 22, 1943, Lichfield A...
Vickers 440 Wellington X accident on December 22, 1943 near Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Bird strike into the...
- Date: December 22, 1943
- Aircraft: Vickers 440 Wellington X
- Location: Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Bird strike into the port engine during the initial climb caused engine failure.
A Wellington X training flight from RAF Lichfield struck a flock of birds during its initial climb on 22 December 1943, and the port engine failed. The crew tried to return to the airfield, but the aircraft came down in a field near the airfield and was destroyed by fire. All occupants were reported to have survived.