Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Feb 10, 1946, East Moor A...
Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on February 10, 1946 near East Moor AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: A faulty oil...
- Date: February 10, 1946
- Aircraft: Vickers 619 Wellington X
- Location: East Moor AFB North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: A faulty oil pressure gauge led the pilot to feather a healthy engine. The investigation found no engine fault.
Wellington NC725 of 10 Operational Training Unit was on a cross country training flight when the pilot saw low oil pressure on the starboard engine and feathered it. He made a hurried forced landing at RAF East Moor, touched down too far along the runway and ran off the end. All five crew were unhurt.