Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George

On September 17, 1949 at 12:00 AM, Middleton Saint George - Middleton Saint George experienced a crash involving Vickers 619 Wellington X, operated by Royal Air Force - RAF, with the event recorded near Middleton St George AFB Durham.

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

6 people were known to be on board, 6 fatalities were recorded, 0 survivors were identified or estimated. This corresponds to an estimated fatality rate of 100.0%.

Crew on board: 6, crew fatalities: 6, passengers on board: 0, passenger fatalities: 0, other fatalities: 0.

The listed crash cause is human factor. During an airshow in RAF Middleton Saint George, the crew was involved in a demonstration mission consisting of para-dropping a low height. On final approach, during the last segment, the airplane nosed down and crashed at runway threshold. The aircraft was destroyed and all six occupants were killed.

Aircraft reference details include registration NC430.