ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 26069
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 August 1946 |
| Time: | day |
| Type: |  Vickers Wellington Mk XIII |
| Owner/operator: | 13 MEV RHAF |
| Registration: | MF466 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 5 / Occupants: 6 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | 10 km from RHAF Eleusis, Attica -
 Greece
|
| Phase: | Approach |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RHAF Hellenikon, Athens, Greece |
| RHAF Eleusis, Attaica, Greece |
Vickers Wellington Mk. XIII MF466, 13 MEV (Light Bombardment Squadron) Royal Hellenic Air Force: Written off (destroyed) 7-8-46 when crashed 10 km from RHAF Eleusis, Attica, Greece
The pilot was committed to land at RHAF Eleusis, but then decided to overshoot the approach. However, the Wellington failed to gain altitude, stalled, and then the wingtip struck the ground. Out of control, the aircraft crashed in flames. It is believed that the cause of the accident was due to a failure of the port engine at a critical stage of the approach. In addition, it seems that the pilot's approach procedures were incorrect; he should have committed to a 'straight ahead' landing instead of attempting a further circuit and landing. Of the six crew on board, five were killed, and there was only one survivor.
Crew of Wellington MF466:
Archisminias, Dimitrios Andreadakis, (Radio Operator/Air gunner) RHAF: KIA.
Lieutenant Andreas Giannopoulos (Navigator) RHAF: KIA.
Squadron Leader Georgios Loukos (pilot) RHAF: KIA
Captain, Ioannis Safaris (RHAF) KIA.
Archisminias, Michael Stamoulis, (Flight Engineer) RHAF: KIA.
Another crew member survived the crash:
Flight Lieutenant Sauruis (RHAF): injured
Sources:
1. http://aviationarchaeology.gr/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Vickers-Wellington-losses-in-Greece-1941-1946.pdf
2. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.196
3. Royal Air Force Aircraft MA100-MZ999 (James J Halley, Air Britain)
4. https://www.baaa-acro.com/crash/crash-vickers-466-wellington-xiii-elefsina-afb-5-killed
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elefsina
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellenikon_Air_Base
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Sep-2008 01:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-Feb-2017 12:36 | TB | Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |
| 10-Feb-2017 12:36 | TB | Updated [Nature] |
| 11-Feb-2017 08:18 | TB | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source] |
| 27-Apr-2017 20:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 27-Apr-2017 20:53 | Dr.John Smith | Updated [Aircraft type] |
| 17-Dec-2018 07:07 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Operator] |
| 22-Jan-2019 20:11 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 12-Jun-2023 21:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]] |
| 13-Jun-2023 08:30 | Nepa | Updated [[[Operator, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative]]] |
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