Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII crash, Mar 8, 1951 (4 killed)
Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII accident on March 8, 1951 near Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom with 4 fatalities. Cause: Undetermined; ice...
- Date: March 8, 1951
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.70 Halifax VIII
- Location: Bovingdon AFB Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: Undetermined; ice formation a possible contributory factor
A Lancashire Aircraft Corporation Halifax freighter flying from Gothenburg with a cargo of frozen reindeer carcasses struck the ground six miles southwest of Bovingdon while descending on an SBA approach. All four crew were killed and the aircraft was destroyed by fire.