Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Jul 21, 1952 (2 killed)
Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on July 21, 1952 near Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom with 2 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft stalled...
- Date: July 21, 1952
- Aircraft: Vickers 619 Wellington X
- Location: Thorney Island AFB West Sussex, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 2
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The aircraft stalled on final approach because the airspeed was too low, and the crew did not monitor the airspeed indicator with one engine out.
During a local training sortie with one engine deliberately shut down, the Wellington stalled on final approach to Thorney Island. It crashed in a field short of the runway threshold and was destroyed. Both crew members died, with the pilot dying later in hospital.