Vickers 619 Wellington X crash, Oct 13, 1952 (1 killed)
Vickers 619 Wellington X accident on October 13, 1952 near Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom with 1 fatality. Cause: The cause was an...
- Date: October 13, 1952
- Aircraft: Vickers 619 Wellington X
- Location: Lichfield AFB Staffordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 1
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The cause was an incorrect approach configuration set by the crew.
A No. 6 Air Navigation School Wellington was on a local training sortie and making an approach at RAF Lichfield in heavy rain on 13 October 1952. The pilot had switched off the autopilot and continued by hand without noticing the loss of height, and the aircraft came down in a field short of the runway threshold. One crew member was killed and two were injured.