Vickers 466 Wellington XIII

Hellenic Air Force - Elleniki Polemiki Aeroporia

The crew was completing a training mission at Elefsis AFB. On final approach, during the last segment, the captain decided to make a go around and increased power on both engines. For unknown reason, the aircraft failed to gain height, banked left, causing the left wing to hit the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in flames. The copilot survived while five other occupants were killed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The aircraft left RAF Shawbury at 1330LT on a cross country flight. After only 40 minutes in the air the aircraft suffered failure of the starboard engine and was unable to maintain height or airspeed on the port engine alone. The pilot attempted to make a wheels down forced landing in a corn field but had to overshoot, however he did not have sufficient power to recover the airspeed lost in the attempted landing. While attempting to overshoot the aircraft struck a large tree and crashed into the field beyond bursting into flames. The aircraft came to rest in a pit which at the time was surrounded by trees and was destroyed. All six occupants, among them 2 cadets, were killed. Crew (25th FTC): W/O John Harold Brewster-Livett, pilot, F/Lt David Bowie, navigator, F/Lt John Stanley May, bomb aimer, W/O Maurice Madams, wireless operator and air gunner. Passengers: Robert Sydney Wallace, Geoffrey Peter Balty. Source: http://www.peakdistrictaircrashes.co.uk/pages/midlands/midlandsnc661.htm

Hellenic Air Force - Elleniki Polemiki Aeroporia

While cruising at a height of some 1,500 feet during a training exercise and performing a turn to the right, the right engine failed. The crew increased power on left engine and elected to make an emergency landing but the aircraft dove into the sea and crashed off Pireas harbor. The aircraft was lost and all eight crew members were killed.

Royal Air Force - RAF

The Wellington flew over the ship christened 'SS Afghanistan' anchored off the island of Abu Musa to drop a message on board. Unfortunately in doing so, the pilot misjudged his height and struck the top of one of the ship's masts, carrying it away, and damaging the tail and rudder of his aircraft. After jettisoning its petrol, the plane made a belly landing on the island. The crew were uninjured and were taken to Sharjah the same days by launch. The airplane was later declared as written off. Source: http://www.adias-uae.com/publications/hellyergarey04.pdf