Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Jun 11, 1951 (2 killed)
Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on June 11, 1951 near Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: The cause was a wrong...
- Date: June 11, 1951
- Aircraft: Vickers 619 Wellington X
- Location: Saint Eval AFB Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was a wrong approach configuration: the pilot mistook RAF St Merryn for St Eval, and the loss of control followed when he realized the error.
On a final GCA approach to RAF St Eval, Wellington RP355 stalled, turned away from the approach path and nosed down. It crashed at St Issey, about two miles south of Padstow, Cornwall, on 11 June 1951. The pilot and a cadet navigator were killed, and the third occupant was seriously injured.