Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes crash, Apr 1, 1958 (3 killed)
Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes accident on April 1, 1958 near Meesden Hertfordshire, United Kingdom with 3 fatalities. Cause: The controls jammed because...
- Date: April 1, 1958
- Aircraft: Handley Page H.P.81 Hermes
- Location: Meesden Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
- Fatalities: 3
- Phase of flight: En route
- Cause: The controls jammed because of a small foreign object in the control mechanism.
A Skyways of London Handley Page Hermes on a company test flight from Stansted Airport radioed that its controls had jammed. It was seen diving and climbing before it came down in a field, and all three crew died. Most of the wreckage burned, and the jam was attributed to a small foreign object in the control mechanism.