Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII crash, Mar 21, 1949 (3 killed)
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII accident on March 21, 1949 near Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with 3 fatalities.
- Date: March 21, 1949
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
- Location: Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
A Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Halifax on a cargo flight during the Berlin Airlift was too low on final approach to Schleswig and came down a few hundred yards short of the runway. Three crew were killed and one occupant was injured. The aircraft was destroyed.