Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Feb 26, 1951 (3 killed)
Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on February 26, 1951 near Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: Stall during go...
- Date: February 26, 1951
- Aircraft: Vickers 619 Wellington X
- Location: Swinderby AFB Lincolnshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Stall during go around, believed due to low climb speed
A Wellington X of the RAF training unit at Swinderby was flying a local training sortie. After a go around from final approach it stalled at about 250 feet and crashed near the runway end, where it was destroyed by impact and fire, killing all three crew.