Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow crash, Apr 21, 1940, Bramham W...
Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow accident on April 21, 1940 near Bramham West Yorkshire, United Kingdom with no fatalities. Cause: The pilot tried to force...
- Date: April 21, 1940
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.54 Harrow
- Location: Bramham West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The pilot tried to force land in bad weather and the aircraft hit a bank.
Harrow K6983 of 271 Squadron was being flown to Doncaster on 21 April 1940, its first day with the unit. In bad weather near Tadcaster the pilot tried to force land on the former First World War airstrip at Bramham, but the aircraft hit a bank at Headley Bar and crashed, and it was written off.