NC474

On June 5, 1947 at 12:00 AM, NC474 experienced a crash involving Vickers 619 Wellington X, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Cottesmore AFB Rutland.

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

3 people were known to be on board, 3 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 3, crew fatalities: 3, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The crew was performing a training sortie when the aircraft went out of control, nosed down, lost several pieces and partially disintegrated in the air before crashing in a field located 6 miles east of RAF Cottesmore. All three crew members were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC474.