Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII crash, May 30, 1947, Bar...
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII accident on May 30, 1947 near Barcelona Catalonia, Spain with no fatalities. Cause: The landing was probably made at...
- Date: May 30, 1947
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
- Location: Barcelona Catalonia, Spain
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The landing was probably made at excessive speed.
A Bond Air Services Halifax G-AIOH on a cargo flight from London Gatwick to Barcelona could not stop after landing. It overran, lost its undercarriage and both left engines, and came to rest after passing through a fence. All four crew escaped unhurt and the aircraft was written off.