Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII crash, Jun 12, 1949, Ber...
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII accident on June 12, 1949 near Berlin-Tegel Berlin, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Tyre burst on landing.
- Date: June 12, 1949
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
- Location: Berlin-Tegel Berlin, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Tyre burst on landing
Halifax G-ALBZ, operated by Lancashire Aircraft Corporation on a Berlin Airlift cargo flight, suffered a tyre burst on touchdown at Berlin-Tegel on 12 June 1949. The pilot lost control, the aircraft left the runway and collided with the parked Halifax G-AHWN. No one was injured, but G-ALBZ was damaged beyond repair.