Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II crash, May 10, 1944 (15 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II accident on May 10, 1944 near Selby North Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 15 fatalities. Cause: No firm conclusion was...
- Date: May 10, 1944
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax II
- Location: Selby North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 15
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: No firm conclusion was reached. A mechanical failure that prevented the aircraft from climbing was thought possible but was not proven.
Halifax II JB789 of No. 1658 Heavy Conversion Unit took off from Riccall at about 01:00 on 10 May 1944 on a night training flight. At about 01:02 it struck the spire of St James Church in Selby, broke up and crashed into houses on Portholme Drive. All seven crew and eight people on the ground died.