Handley Page H.P.30 crash, Sep 22, 1934 (4 killed), Aston...
Handley Page H.P.30 accident on September 22, 1934 near Aston Clinton Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: A fractured main bolt...
- Date: September 22, 1934
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.30
- Location: Aston Clinton Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: A fractured main bolt securing the bracing wires of the front spar to the tailplane, probably from metal fatigue, caused loss of flight control.
A Handley Page W.10 used as a fuel tanker for flight refuelling trials with an Airspeed Courier crashed into a field at Aston Clinton shortly after taking off from Heston. All four crew on board were killed.