Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII crash, May 9, 1948, Shai...
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII accident on May 9, 1948 near Shaibah AFB (Basrah) Al-Basrah, Iraq with no fatalities.
- Date: May 9, 1948
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
- Location: Shaibah AFB (Basrah) Al-Basrah, Iraq
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
Pakistan Airways Halifax AP-ABZ, on a delivery flight to Karachi, lost all four engines during descent toward RAF Shaibah near Basra on 9 May 1948. The captain made a forced landing in desert about 66 km northwest of the airfield. The aircraft was damaged beyond repair and all three crew were unhurt.