Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow crash, Oct 6, 1938, Pontefract...
Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow accident on October 6, 1938 near Pontefract West Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: Lightning strike in a...
- Date: October 6, 1938
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
- Location: Pontefract West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Lightning strike in a thunderstorm.
Harrow K6991 of 214 Squadron was on a night training exercise when it was struck by lightning in a thunderstorm. An engine failed and the crew made an emergency landing in an open field near Pontefract. All six occupants survived and the aircraft was destroyed.