Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I crash, May 13, 1944 (8 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I accident on May 13, 1944 near Geraardsbergen West Flanders, Belgium with 8 fatalities. Cause: Shot down by a German night...
- Date: May 13, 1944
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax I
- Location: Geraardsbergen West Flanders, Belgium
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: Shot down by a German night fighter during the raid on Leuven.
Halifax III LW682 of No. 426 Squadron RCAF was lost on the night of 12 and 13 May 1944 on a raid on the rail yards at Leuven, Belgium. A German night fighter shot it down near Geraardsbergen and all eight crew were killed. The wreck was excavated from a bog in 1997 and the crew are buried at Geraardsbergen.