Date:	Friday 4 November 1949
Time:	night
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:	2 ANS RAF
Registration:	RP343
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Middleton St. George, Darlington, County Durham, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Middleton St. George, Co. Durham
Destination airport:	RAF Middleton St. George

Narrative:
Vickers Wellington RP343 (2 Air Navigation School): Written off (damaged beyond repair) 04/11/1949 when crashed on landing at RAF Middleton St. George, Co. Durham.

The aircraft was landing at Middleton St. George after the starboard engine had been feathered due to a suspected engine fire. The pilot's view of the runway was obstructed by smoke and steam from a locomotive which was passing along the railway line just to the north of the airfield. Wellington RP343 undershot the approach to Middleton St. George, and the tailwheel snagged on overhead telegraph wires, causing substantial damage

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.551
3. https://www.dtvmovements.co.uk/Info/History/Accidents.htm
4. https://air-britain.com/pdfs/military/Crashes_in_Northern_England.pdf

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
18-May-2023 16:34	Nepa	Updated
12-Jun-2023 00:21	Dr. John Smith	Updated