Date:	Friday 23 August 1946
Time:	day
Type:	Vickers Wellington Mk X
Owner/operator:	10 OTU RAF
Registration:	LP451
MSN:
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 4
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Location:	RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire, England -   United Kingdom
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Military
Departure airport:	RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire
Destination airport:

Narrative:
Vickers Wellington LP451: Written off (damaged beyond repair) 23 August 1946 in a take-off accident at RAF Abingdon, Oxfordshire

The Wellington was taking off in conditions of zero wind, and during the take-off run, the aircraft began to swing off the runway. The swing was initially corrected, but a further swing in the opposite direction quickly developed. The aircraft then failed to became airborne, and crashed into the overshoot area.

The Wellington was written off (deemed Cat. E(FA) and struck off charge) but the crew seem to have survived with no injuries.

1. Halley, James (1999). Broken Wings – Post-War Royal Air Force Accidents. Tunbridge Wells: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd. p.50. ISBN 0-85130-290-4.
2. "RAF Write-offs 1946": Air Britain Aeromilitaria 1979 p.102: https://air-britain.com/pdfs/aeromilitaria/Aeromilitaria_1979.pdf
3. Final Landings: A Summary of RAF Aircraft and Combat Losses 1946 to 1949 by Colin Cummings p.202
4. 10 OTU RAF ORB for the period 1-1-1946 to 30-9-46: National Archives (PRO Kew) File AIR29/639: https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C4100348
5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._10_Operational_Training_Unit_RAF
6. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Abingdon#1945%E2%80%931960

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
10-Jun-2023 00:48	Dr. John Smith	Added
10-Jun-2023 07:28	Nepa	Updated