Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII crash, Sep 14, 1945 (21 killed)
Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII accident on September 14, 1945 near Bolventor Cornwall, United Kingdom with 21 fatalities. Cause: An electrical failure...
- Date: September 14, 1945
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.63 Halifax VII
- Location: Bolventor Cornwall, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 21
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: An electrical failure caused a dinghy inside the wing to inflate and dislodge from its stowage, leading to loss of control.
A Halifax VII of the RAF flying from RAF Tarrant Rushton to Lajes Field in the Azores went out of control over Cornwall and crashed at Bolventor on 14 September 1945. All 21 people aboard were killed.