Date:	Tuesday 22 July 1947
Time:	day
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:	10 ANS RAF
Registration:	LP915
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:
Destination airport:	RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire

Narrative:
Vickers Wellington LP915/'FFS-H', 10 ANS (Air Navigation School) RAF: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 22 July 1947 on approach to RAF Driffield, East Yorkshire

The Wellington was approaching RAF Driffield, with one engine feathered for a practice asymmetric landing. However, on final approach, the pilot saw that the runway at RAF Driffield was obstructed by an Avro Anson; he therefore decided to overshoot the approach, climb to altitude, perform a circuit, and make a second attempt at landing.

The overshoot was initiated at a safe altitude and airspeed. However, the feathered engine would not restart, and the pilot could not maintain the Wellington's altitude on one engine alone. The pilot therefore opted to make a forced landing at RAF Driffield

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.323
3. ORB 10 ANS RAF for the period 1-1-1946 to 31-12-1950: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/1783: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4101493
4. https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?22295-No-10-Air-Navgation-School-RAF
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Driffield

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
12-May-2023 19:43	Dr. John Smith	Added
12-May-2023 20:03	Nepa	Updated