Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings crash, Jan 12, 1953 (9 killed)
Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings accident on January 12, 1953 near Shallufa AFB Suez, Egypt with 9 fatalities. Cause: Tail failure.
- Date: January 12, 1953
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.67 Hastings
- Location: Shallufa AFB Suez, Egypt
- Fatalities: 9
- Phase of flight: Takeoff and climb
- Cause: Tail failure
The RAF Hastings C.1 TG602 was flying a local training sortie from Shallufa when it went into a dive while climbing through about 2,000 feet. It crashed in desert about 5.6 km southwest of the airfield, destroying the aircraft and killing all nine crew.