Vickers 290 Wellington I crashes

54 crashes involving the Vickers 290 Wellington I since 1939, with 88 fatalities. Browse each accident by date, aircraft and location on the interactive map.

• Crashes: 54
• Fatal crashes: 23
• Fatalities: 88
• First recorded: May 15, 1939
• Most recent: March 22, 1944

Deadliest

1. March 1, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
2. November 5, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Boughton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
3. May 12, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Norderstedt Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (6 fatalities)
4. August 14, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Lundy Island Devon, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
5. April 14, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Whitby North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)

Countries

• United Kingdom (47)
• Germany (3)
• International waters and airspace (2)
• Egypt (1)
• Tunisia (1)

Years

• 1940 (20)
• 1939 (19)
• 1941 (8)
• 1942 (5)
• 1943 (1)
• 1944 (1)

All crashes

• March 22, 1944: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Birmingham West Midlands, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• January 2, 1943: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Nottingham Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• September 24, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Lossiemouth AFB Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 18, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Mount Farm AFB Oxfordshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• March 10, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Steeple Morden AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 31, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Mediterranean Sea, World (0 fatalities)
• January 1, 1942: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Edwinstowe Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 16, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Hampstead Norris AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 31, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Edale Derbyshire, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• June 29, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Lossiemouth AFB Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 12, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Norderstedt Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (6 fatalities)
• April 26, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Lossiemouth AFB Moray (Elginshire), United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 18, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• March 1, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• February 15, 1941: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Newmarket AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• December 26, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bizerte Bizerte Governorate, Tunisia (0 fatalities)
• November 26, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Hampstead Norris AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• October 20, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Hampstead Norris AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• October 17, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Hampstead Norris AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• September 12, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 21, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 14, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Lundy Island Devon, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• August 5, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• July 30, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Ismailia Ismailia, Egypt (0 fatalities)
• July 22, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• July 7, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 25, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• June 22, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 13, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bassingbourn AFB Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• May 12, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Belfast Antrim, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 29, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Swindon Wiltshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 17, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• April 14, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Whitby North Yorkshire, United Kingdom (6 fatalities)
• April 14, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Bletchley Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• January 10, 1940: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Harwell AFB Berkshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• December 13, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Methwold AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• November 29, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 29, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Silloth AFB Cumbria, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• November 6, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Methwold AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom (2 fatalities)
• November 5, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Boughton Northamptonshire, United Kingdom (7 fatalities)
• October 30, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Honington AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• October 30, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Honington AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (4 fatalities)
• September 19, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Pontneddfechan Glamorgan, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 19, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Carew Cheriton AFB Pembrokeshire, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• September 8, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Elveden Suffolk, United Kingdom (5 fatalities)
• September 4, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Brunsbüttel Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (6 fatalities)
• September 4, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Brunsbüttel Schleswig-Holstein, Germany (5 fatalities)
• August 29, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (1 fatality)
• August 29, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Norwich Norfolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 28, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Mildenhall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 11, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Debden AFB Essex, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)
• August 9, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, North Sea, World (3 fatalities)
• July 21, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Stradishall AFB Suffolk, United Kingdom (3 fatalities)
• May 15, 1939: Vickers 290 Wellington I, Marham AFB Norfolk, United Kingdom (0 fatalities)