Date:	Monday 18 February 1946
Time:	night
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:	21 OTU RAF
Registration:	PG150
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 5
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire
Destination airport:	RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire

Narrative:
On 18/02/1946 Wellington Mk. X PG150, 21 OTU, RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 18-2-46 when the pilot landed the aircraft well up the runway at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire, and a swing off the runway developed during the landing run. When it became obvious that the aircraft would overrun the runway and run into a wooded area, the pilot intentionally raised the undercarriage in order to facilitate an emergency stop. All five crew on board were unhurt:

Flying Officer T H James,
Sergeant Telford,
Flight Sergeant Soall,
Flying Officer Errington and
Flight Sergeant Jones

21 OTU was formed in January 1941 at RAF Moreton-in-Marsh to train night bomber crews using the Vickers Wellington. In 1942, it carried out a number of operational sorties. It moved to RAF Finningley in November 1946, before being re-designated No. 202 Advanced Flying School RAF in March 1947

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.32. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. Air-Britain Royal Air Force Aircraft PA100-RZ999
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.75
4. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.95: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
5. 21 OTU RAF ORB for the period 1-1-41 to 30-1-47: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR 29/665 at https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100374
6. http://www.aviationarchaeology.org.uk/marg/crashes1946-49.htm
7. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Royal_Air_Force_Operational_Training_Units
8. https://www.aviation-links.co.uk/Gloucestershire%20Aircraft%20Accidents.pdf
9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Moreton-in-Marsh

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
01-Sep-2013 20:43	JINX	Added
27-Apr-2015 19:59	Don Diego	Updated [Aircraft type, Operator]
20-Apr-2017 21:35	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Operator, Total fatalities, Total occupants, Other fatalities, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]
27-Nov-2018 19:50	Nepa	Updated [Operator, Operator]
04-Nov-2019 21:58	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
14-Jun-2021 23:42	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source]
15-Jun-2021 21:07	Dr. John Smith	Updated [Source, Narrative]
13-Jul-2023 18:22	Dr. John Smith	Updated [[Source, Narrative]]