Gear-up landing Incident Vickers Wellington Mk X LP602,
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Date:Monday 8 May 1950
Time:day
Type:Silhouette image of generic well model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:CGS RAF
Registration: LP602
MSN:
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 3
Aircraft damage: Destroyed
Location:RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase: Approach
Nature:Military
Departure airport:RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire
Destination airport:RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire
Confidence Rating: Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources
Narrative:
Vickers Wellington T.Mk.X LP602, CGS (Central Gunnery School) RAF Leconfield, East Yorkshire: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 8-5-1950. While making an asymmetric overshoot to RAF Leconfield due to a missed approach, the aircraft failed to maintain altitude, and then made a wheels up forced belly landing. Aircraft written off as "beyond economic repair", but no reported injuries to the crew.

Sources:

1. Halley, James (1999) Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.101 ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Last Take Off; A Catalogue of RAF Aircraft Losses 1950 to 1953 by Colin Cummings p.29

Revision history:

Date/timeContributorUpdates
22-Dec-2020 23:27 Dr. John Smith Added
23-Dec-2020 10:11 TB Updated [Operator, Location, Operator]

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