Date:	Thursday 21 August 1947
Time:
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:	1 ANS RAF
Registration:	RP574
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	near RAF Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Landing
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire
Destination airport:	RAF Topcliffe, North Yorkshire

Narrative:
Vickers Wellington RP574: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 21-8-47 in a landing accident at RAF Topcliffe, Thirsk, North Yorkshire.
The aircraft was making an asymmetric (single engine) landing at RAF Topcliffe, with the pilot under training as the pilot in command. The pilot allowed the critical airspeed to fall, and caused the Wellington to 'mush' downwards as lift was lost. The instructor pilot then took control to correct this, but was unable to present the aircraft from yawing to starboard, resulting in the Wellington making a belly landing in a field adjacent to RAF Topcliffe

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells:
2. Final Landings - A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat losses 1946-1949
3. ORB 1 ANS RAF: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1777:
4. https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101487
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Topcliffe#Cold_War

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-May-2023 21:11	Dr. John Smith	Added
10-May-2023 21:15	Nepa	Updated