Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes crash, Sep 1, 1957 (4 killed)
Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes accident on September 1, 1957 near Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India with 4 fatalities. Cause: The Hermes captain had poor...
- Date: September 1, 1957
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes
- Location: Calcutta-Dum Dum West Bengal, India
- Fatalities: 4
- Phase of flight: Approach and landing
- Cause: The Hermes captain had poor radio communication with the tower and continued visually without positively identifying the correct runway, which led to the collision.
The Hermes was making a radar assisted approach to Dum Dum on a non-scheduled flight to Singapore when it landed on runway 01L and struck the Dakota lined up on that runway. The Dakota was destroyed and its four crew died. The Hermes was substantially damaged and not repaired.