Thorney Island - Thorney Island

On July 21, 1952 at 12:00 AM, Thorney Island - Thorney Island experienced a crash involving Vickers 619 Wellington X, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Thorney Island AFB West Sussex.

The flight was categorized as training and the reported phase was landing (descent or approach) at a airport (less than 10 km from airport) crash site.

2 people were known to be on board, 2 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 2, crew fatalities: 2, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. The crew was performing a local training sortie at RAF Thorney Island. During the final approach completed with one engine voluntarily inoperative, the aircraft stalled and crashed in a field located few hundred yards short of runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed upon impact and both crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NA868.