Vickers 417 Wellington III crash, Jul 26, 1946 (3 killed)
Vickers 417 Wellington III accident on July 26, 1946 near Appleton-le-Moors North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: Mid air collision...
- Date: July 26, 1946
- Aircraft: Vickers 417 Wellington III
- Location: Appleton-le-Moors North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Mid air collision with a Spitfire after the Spitfire pilot misjudged the distance
During a bomber affiliation exercise over Leconfield, a Spitfire made a head on attack on the Wellington carrying cadets and misjudged the distance. The Wellington broke up in the air and fell on Appleton-le-Moors, and all three occupants were killed.