Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II crash, Aug 29, 1942 (4 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II accident on August 29, 1942 near Mending Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany with 4 fatalities. Cause: The aircraft was shot...
- Date: August 29, 1942
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
- Location: Mending Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter.
Halifax II BB214 of 103 Squadron took off from RAF Elsham Wolds on a bombing raid to Germany. It was shot down by a German night fighter and came down in the Laacher See near Glees. Four crew were killed and three survived as prisoners of war.