Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII crash, Jul 6, 1949, Schl...
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII accident on July 6, 1949 near Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany with no fatalities. Cause: Undercarriage...
- Date: July 6, 1949
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
- Location: Schleswig AFB Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- Fatalities: 0
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undercarriage technical failure
Halifax C.8 G-AHWN of Lancashire Aircraft Corporation could not retract its undercarriage after takeoff from Schleswig. The crew returned, and on landing the undercarriage collapsed and the aircraft slid on its belly. No one was injured and the aircraft was damaged beyond repair.