Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III crash, May 23, 1944 (8 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III accident on May 23, 1944 near Moncé-en-Belin Sarthe, France with 8 fatalities.
- Date: May 23, 1944
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III
- Location: Moncé-en-Belin Sarthe, France
- Fatalities: 8
- Phase of flight: En route
Halifax MZ506 of 432 Squadron RCAF took off from RAF East Moor on the night of 22 and 23 May 1944 for a raid on the railway facilities at Le Mans. It was shot down by antiaircraft fire and crashed about 3 km south of the Le Mans airfield, and all eight crew members were killed.