Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II crash, Oct 21, 1938, Liver...
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II accident on October 21, 1938 near Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke) Merseyside, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause:...
- Date: October 21, 1938
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
- Location: Liverpool-John Lennon (ex Speke) Merseyside, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Failure of a connecting rod in the left engine.
The left engine failed about 4,000 feet northeast of Liverpool while the aircraft was on a training flight from West Freugh to Marham. The captain tried to reach RAF Sealand on one engine, but severe vibration forced an emergency landing in a field near Halewood. The aircraft was destroyed and all five crew survived.