Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Nov 5, 1951 (1 killed), L...
Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on November 5, 1951 near Llanidloes Powys, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The cause was fuel exhaustion..
- Date: November 5, 1951
- Aircraft: Vickers 619 Wellington X
- Location: Llanidloes Powys, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The cause was fuel exhaustion.
RAF Wellington X PG312 of No. 1 Air Navigation School was diverted from its base because of poor weather during a training flight over Wales. Both engines stopped from fuel exhaustion, and the captain ordered the crew to bail out before the aircraft came down near Llanidloes. The pilot was killed and the other four crew members survived.