Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III crash, Dec 28, 1944 (13 killed)
Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III accident on December 28, 1944 near Elvington Yorkshire, United Kingdom with 13 fatalities. Cause: A bomb fell from its...
- Date: December 28, 1944
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax III
- Location: Elvington Yorkshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 13
- Phase of flight: Parked
- Cause: A bomb fell from its rack while being winched into the bomb bay, and four more bombs exploded within about five minutes.
A 347 Squadron Halifax III exploded during bomb loading at Elvington on 28 December 1944 before a night raid on Monchengladbach. Thirteen ground crew were killed and five others needed hospital treatment.